Brody Company makes industrial cleaning solvents. Various chemicals, detergent, and water are mixed together and then bottled in 10-gallon drums. Brody provided the following information for last year: Raw materials purchases $280,000 Direct labor 140,000 Depreciation on factory equipment 45,000 Depreciation on factory building 30,000 Depreciation on headquarters building 60,000 Factory insurance 15,000 Property taxes:       Factory 20,000     Headquarters 18,000 Utilities for factory 34,000 Utilities for sales office 2,400 Administrative salaries 150,000 Indirect labor salaries 159,000 Sales office salaries 90,000 Beginning balance, raw materials 121,000 Beginning balance, work in process 124,000 Beginning balance, finished goods 84,000 Ending balance, raw materials 105,000 Ending balance, work in process 130,000 Ending balance, finished goods 79,000 Last year, Brody completed 100,000 units. Sales revenue equaled $1,200,000, and Brody paid a sales commission of 5 percent of sales.

The Company manufactures furniture at its New York factory. Some of its costs from the past year include: Depreciation on sales office $ 9,700 Depreciation on factory equipment  16,600 Factory supervisor salary  50,200 Sales commissions  23,600 Lubricants used in factory equipment  3,000 Insurance costs for factory  21,400 Wages paid to maintenance workers  115,400 Fabric used to upholster furniture  10,800 Freight-in (on raw materials)  3,600 Costs of delivery to customers  9,000 Wages paid to assembly-line workers  115,600 Lumber used to build product  82,200 Utilities in factory  54,800 Utilities in sales office  26,100 Direct material costs for The Company totaled

Cost Assignment Methods Brody Company makes industrial cleaning solvents. Various chemicals, detergent, and water are mixed together and then bottled in 10-gallon drums. Brody provided the following information for last year: Raw materials purchases $280,000 Direct labor 140,000 Depreciation on factory equipment 45,000 Depreciation on factory building 30,000 Depreciation on headquarters building 60,000 Factory insurance 15,000 Property taxes:       Factory 20,000     Headquarters 18,000 Utilities for factory 34,000 Utilities for sales office 2,400 Administrative salaries 150,000 Indirect labor salaries 159,000 Sales office salaries 90,000 Beginning balance, raw materials 127,000 Beginning balance, work in process 124,000 Beginning balance, finished goods 84,000 Ending balance, raw materials 102,000 Ending balance, work in process 130,000 Ending balance, finished goods 79,000 Last year, Brody completed 100,000 units. Sales revenue equaled…

Sweet Nature Corporation manufactures “Sweet ‘n Salty” trail mix. Last month, the company produced and sold 800,000 units and sold them at a price of $4 each. Related information appears below:Item Total CostUtilities for factory $17,000 Advertising (based on number of website page views) 22,000 Costs for product packaging 125,000 Chocolate pieces and dried fruit 152,800 Wages for factory cleaning staff 275,000 Rent of factory and equipment 350,000 Salaries for office staff 475,000 Wages for production crew 486,000 Insurance on the factory 18,000 Nuts (e.g. peanuts, cashews and almonds) 878,950 Required:a. Identify all costs above as either a product cost (specifically DM, DL or OH) or a period cost (PC).b. The company uses the cost-plus approach to pricing and wants to achieve an approximate profit of 25 percent. Did it meet its profit objective last month? Briefly explain. Regardless, what two specific actions would you recommend to improve its profitability Prepare a CVP income…