Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.42P
Absorption costing and production-volume variance—alternative capacity bases. Planet Light First (PLF), a producer of energy-efficient light bulbs, expects that demand will increase markedly over the next decade. Due to the high fixed costs involved in the business, PLF has decided to evaluate its financial performance using absorption costing income. The production-volume variance is written off to cost of goods sold. The variable cost of production is $2.40 per bulb. Fixed
PLF is deciding among various concepts of capacity for calculating the cost of each unit produced. Its choices are as follows:
| Theoretical capacity | 900,000 bulbs |
| Practical capacity | 520,000 bulbs |
| Normal capacity | 260,000 bulbs (average expected output for the next three years) |
| Master-budget capacity | 225,000 bulbs expected production this year |
- 1. Calculate the inventoriable cost per unit using each level of capacity to compute fixed manufacturing cost per unit.
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- 2. Suppose PLF actually produces 300,000 bulbs. Calculate the production-volume variance using each level of capacity to compute the fixed manufacturing
overhead allocation rate. - 3. Assume PLF has no beginning inventory. If this year’s actual sales are 225,000 bulbs, calculate operating income for PLF using each type of capacity to compute fixed manufacturing cost per unit.
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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