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Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
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Products
Expected Use
of Cost rivers
Activity Cost Pools Cost rivers Per Activity
|etting up machines Number of setups 1,500
Machining Machine hours 50,000
Inspecting Number of
Inspections 2,000
Unit Costs Under
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Step 3: Compute Overhead Rates
Expected Use
Estimated of Cost rivers Activity-Based
Activity Cost Pools Overhead Per Activity Overhead Rates
|etting up machines $300,000 1,500 setups $200 per setup
Machining 500,000 50,000 machine hrs. $ 10 per mach. hour
Inspecting 100,000 2,000 inspections $ 50 per inspection
Total $900,000
Unit Costs Under ABC:
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Step 4: Assign Overhead Costs to Products
Part 1: Expected Use of Cost Driver Per Product
Expected Use
of Cost rivers
per Product
Expected Use
Activity Cost of Cost rivers
Pools Cost river Per Activity @he Boot @he Club
|etting up Number of
machines setups 1,500 setups 500 1,000
Machining Machine hours 50,000 hours 30,000 20,000
Inspecting Number of
inspections 2,000 inspections 500 1,500
Unit Costs Under
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Step 4: Assign Overhead Costs to Products
Part 2: Assign Cost Pools to Products
@he Boot
@he Club
Overstated Understated
$13 $65
Comparison of Unit Costs
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Traditional vs. ABC
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Activity-Based
A Closer Look
Ôalue-Added Activity
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Manufacturing Company Service Company
engineering design performing surgery
machining legal research services
assembly delivering packages
painting
packaging
Value-Added vs.
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Non-Value-Added Activities
on-Ôalue-Added Activities
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Manufacturing Company Service Company
Repair of machines @aking appointments
Storage of inventory Reception
Moving of raw materials, Bookkeeping/billing
assemblies, and finished goods @raveling
Building maintenance Ordering supplies
Inspections
Inventory Control
CLASSIFICATION OF
|ACTIVITY
LEVELS
Unit-level activities:
Performed for each unit of production
Batch-level activities:
Performed for each batch of product
Product-level activities:
Performed in support of an entire product line, but
not always performed every time a new unit or
batch is produced
Facility-level activities:
Required to support or sustain an entire production
process
Hierarchy of Activity Levels
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Four Levels @ypes of Activities Cost rivers
Unit-Level Activities Machine-related Machine Hours
Drilling, cutting, milling
Labor-related Direct labor hours/cost
Assembling, painting
Batch-Level Activities Equipment setups Number of setups/setup time
Purchase ordering Number of purchase orders
Inspection Number of inspections or
inspection time
Material handling Number of material moves
Product-Level Activities Product design Number of product designs
Engineering changes Number of changes
Facility-Level Activities Plant management Number of employees
salaries managed
Plant Building depreciation |quare footage
Property taxes |quare footage
Utilities |quare footage
Activity-Based Costing
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Revenue $2,000,000
Direct labor $ 600,000
Overhead (expected) 1,200,000
Total Costs 1,800,000
Operating income $ 200,000
Estimated overhead
= Predetermined overhead rate
Direct labor cost
$1,200,000
= 200%
$600,000
Activity-Based Costing in Service Industries:
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@raditional Costing Example
Revenue $260,000
Less: Direct professional labor $ 70,000
Applied Overhead (200% x $70,000) 140,000 210,000
Operating Income $ 50,000
Activity-Based Costing in Service Industries:
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ABC Costing Example
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Annual Overhead Budget
Expected Use
Activity Cost Estimated ÷ of Cost rivers = Activity-Based
Pools Cost rivers Overhead Per Activity Overhead Rates
Secretarial support irect Prof. hours $ 210,000 30,000 $7 per hour
irect labor Fringe benefits irect labor cost 240,000 $ 600,000 $0.40 per $1 labor
Printing and photocopying Working paper pages 20,000 20,000 $1 per page
Computer support CPU minutes 200,000 50,000 $4 per minute
@elephone and postage one (traced directly) 71,000 /A Based on usage
Legal support Hours used 129,000 860 $150 per hour
Insurance Revenue billed 120,000 $2,000,000 $0.06 per $1 rev.
Recruiting and training irect Prof. Hours __210,000 30,000 $7 per hour
$1,200,000
Activity-Based Costing in Service Industries:
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ABC Costing Example
CHECK A OUBLECHECK, CPAs
Plano Molding Company Audit
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Activity Cost Actual Use Overhead
Pools Cost rivers of rivers Rates Cost Assigned
Secretarial support irect Professional hours 3,800 $ 7.00 $ 26,600
irect labor Fringe benefits irect labor cost $ 70,000 $ 0.40 28,000
Printing and photocopying Working paper pages 1,800 $ 1.00 1,800
Computer support CPU minutes 8,600 $ 4.00 34,400
@elephone and postage one (traced directly) 8,700
Legal support Hours used 156 $150.00 23,400
Insurance Revenue billed $260,000 $ 0.06 15,600
Recruiting and training irect Prof. Hours 3,800 $ 7.00 26,600
$165,100
Activity-Based Costing in Service Industries:
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ABC Costing Example
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Elements of JI@:
X ependable suppliers
X Multi-skilled work force
X @otal quality control system
Benefits of JI@:
X Reduced inventory
X Enhanced product quality
X Reduced rework and storage costs
X Savings from improved flow of goods
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