Limpio Company produces dishwashers for 36 retail outlets. Of the 36 retail outlets, 34 are small, separately

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Limpio Company produces dishwashers for 36 retail outlets. Of the 36 retail outlets, 34 are small, separately owned appliance stores and two are large retail chains. The two large retailers buy 80% of the dishwashers produced. The 34 smaller customers purchase dishwashers in approximately equal quantities, where the orders are about the same size. Data concerning Limpio's customer activity are as follows:

..................................................................Large Retailers.............Smaller Retailers

Units purchased............................................60,000........................15,000

Orders placed....................................................20..........................1,500

Number of sales calls.............................................8...........................816

Manufacturing costs..................................$4,500,000..................$1,125,000

Order filling costs allocated*.........................$ 646,400....................$ 161,600

Sales force costs allocated*...........................$ 320,000.....................$ 80,000

*Currently allocated on sales volume (units sold).

Currently, customer-driven costs are assigned to customers based on units sold, a unit-level driver.

Required:

Assign costs to customers by using an ABC approach. Round activity rates and activity costs to the nearest dollar.

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Managerial Accounting The Cornerstone of Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1337115773

7th edition

Authors: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger

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