Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134128528
Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.8SE
Classifying costs within the cost hierarchy (Learning Objective 2)
Robbins Manufacturing produces a variety of plastic containers using an extrusion blow molding process. The following activities are part of Robbins Manufacturing’s operating process:
- 1. Patents are obtained for each new type of container mold.
- 2. Each type of container has its own unique molds.
- 3. Routine maintenance is performed on the extrusion machines.
- 4. The sales force incurs travel expenses to attend various trade shows throughout the country to market the containers.
- 5. Plastic resins are used as the main direct material for the containers.
- 6. The extrusion machine is calibrated for each batch of containers made.
- 7. A plant manager oversees the entire manufacturing operation.
- 8. Rent is paid for the building that houses the manufacturing processes.
- 9. Each container product line has a product line manager.
- 10. Each container is cut from the mold once the plastic has cooled and hardened.
Classify each activity as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level.
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Northern Defense manufactures radar systems. It has just completed the manufacture of its first newly designed system, RS-32. Manufacturing data for the RS-32 follow:
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Requirement
Calculate the total variable costs of producing 2, 4, and 8 units.
Begin by calculating the cumulative total time in labor-hours using the cumulative average-time learning model. (Round the cumulative average time per unit to the nearest whole number.)
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Chapter 4 Solutions
Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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