Mattress Comfort Corporation manufactures two types of mattresses, Dreamer and Sleeper. Dreamer has a complex design that uses gel-filled compartments to provide support. Sleeper is simpler to manufacture and uses conventional padding. Last year, Mattress Comfort had the following revenues and costs: Dreamer Sleeper Total Revenue $1,200,000 $900,000 $2,100,000 Direct Materials 500,000 450,000 950,000 Direct Labor 250,000 200,000 450,000 Indirect Costs: Administration 80,000 Production Setup 100,000 Quality Control 120,000 Sales and Marketing 200,000 Operating Profit $200,000 Mattress Comfort currently uses labor costs to allocate all overhead, but management is considering implementing an activity-based costing system. After interviewing the sales and production staff, management decides to allocate administrative costs on the basis of direct labor costs, but to use the following bases to allocate the remaining overhead: Activity Level Activity Cost Driver Dreamer Sleeper Production Setup Number of Production Runs 40 60 Quality Control Number of Inspections 30 90 Sales and Marketing Number of Advertisements 40 80 Assume that each Dreamer mattress is sold for $400 and that each Sleeper mattress is sold for $300. Explain the pros and cons of using activity-based costing.
- Mattress Comfort Corporation manufactures two types of mattresses, Dreamer and Sleeper. Dreamer has a complex design that uses gel-filled compartments to provide support. Sleeper is simpler to manufacture and uses conventional padding. Last year, Mattress Comfort had the following revenues and costs:
Dreamer Sleeper Total
Revenue $1,200,000 $900,000 $2,100,000
Direct Materials 500,000 450,000 950,000
Direct Labor 250,000 200,000 450,000
Indirect Costs:
Administration 80,000
Production Setup 100,000
Quality Control 120,000
Sales and Marketing 200,000
Operating Profit $200,000
Mattress Comfort currently uses labor costs to allocate all overhead, but management is considering implementing an activity-based costing system. After interviewing the sales and production staff, management decides to allocate administrative costs on the basis of direct labor costs, but to use the following bases to allocate the remaining overhead:
Activity Level
Activity Cost Driver Dreamer Sleeper
Production Setup Number of Production Runs 40 60
Quality Control Number of Inspections 30 90
Sales and Marketing Number of Advertisements 40 80
Assume that each Dreamer mattress is sold for $400 and that each Sleeper mattress is sold for $300.
- Explain the pros and cons of using activity-based costing.
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