Assigning Costs to Activities, Resource Drivers The receiving department has three activities: unloading, counting goods, and inspecting. Unloading uses a forklift that is leased for $15,000 per year. The forklift is used only for unloading. The fuel for the forklift is $3,600 per year. Other operating costs (maintenance) for the forklift total $1,500 per year. Inspection uses some special testing equipment that has depreciation of $1,200 per year and an operating cost of $750. Receiving has three employees who have an average salary of $50,000 per year. The work distribution matrix for the receiving personnel is as follows: Activity Percentage of Time on Each Activity Unloading 40% Counting 25 Inspecting 35 No other resources are used for these activities. Required: 1. Calculate the cost of each activity. Unloading $fill in the blank 1 Counting $fill in the blank 2 Inspecting $fill in the blank 3 2. Explain the two methods used to assign costs to activities.

Assigning Costs to Activities, Resource Drivers The receiving department has three activities: unloading, counting goods, and inspecting. Unloading uses a forklift that is leased for $15,000 per year. The forklift is used only for unloading. The fuel for the forklift is $3,600 per year. Other operating costs (maintenance) for the forklift total $1,500 per year. Inspection uses some special testing equipment that has depreciation of $1,200 per year and an operating cost of $750. Receiving has three employees who have an average salary of $50,000 per year. The work distribution matrix for the receiving personnel is as follows: Activity Percentage of Time on Each Activity Unloading 40% Counting 25 Inspecting 35 No other resources are used for these activities. Required: 1. Calculate the cost of each activity. Unloading $fill in the blank 1 Counting $fill in the blank 2 Inspecting $fill in the blank 3 2. Explain the two methods used to assign costs to activities.

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Chapter3: Cost Behavior

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