Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.42AP
Classify costs along the value chain (Learning Objectives 2 & 4)
Ravenna Cola produces a lemon-lime soda. The production process starts with workers mixing the lemon syrup and lime flavors in a secret recipe. The company enhances the combined syrup with caffeine. Finally, the company dilutes the mixture with carbonated water. Ravenna Cola incurs the following costs (in thousands):
| Plant janitors’ wages | $1,100 |
| Delivery truck drivers’ wages | $305 |
| Payment for new recipe | $1,260 |
| $250 | |
| Plant utilities | $450 |
| Lime flavoring | $820 |
| Rearrangement of plant layout | $1,600 |
| Bottles | $1,040 |
| Salt | $50 |
| Sales commissions | $425 |
| Production costs of “cents-off” store coupons for customers | $800 |
| Lemon syrup | $18,000 |
| Replacement of products with expired dates upon customer complaint | $30 |
| Depreciation on plant and equipment | $3,400 |
| Wages of workers who mix syrup | $8,300 |
| Customer hotline | $210 |
| Freight-in on materials | $1,100 |
Requirements
- 1. Classify each of the listed costs according to its category in the value chain (R&D, Design, Production, Marketing, Distribution, or Customer Service).
- 2. Further break down production costs into three subcategories: Direct Materials (DM), Direct Labor (DL), or Manufacturing
Overhead (MOH). - 3. Compute the total costs for each value chain category.
- 4. How much are the total product costs?
- 5. Suppose the managers of the R&D and design functions receive year-end bonuses based on meeting their unit’s target cost reductions. What are they likely to do? How might this affect costs incurred in other elements of the value chain?
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Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 1) Which of the following...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 2) Which of the following is...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3) A cost that can be traced...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4) Period costs are often...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4) Conversion costs consist of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4) Which of the following is...Ch. 2 - Prob. 7QCCh. 2 - (Learning Objective 5) Which of the following...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9QCCh. 2 - Prob. 10QC
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