Adriana Corporation manufactures football equipment. In planning for next year, the managers want to understand the relation
Question:
Adriana Corporation manufactures football equipment. In planning for next year, the managers want to understand the relation between activity and overhead costs. Discussions with the plant supervisor suggest that overhead seems to vary with labor-hours, machine-hours, or both. The following data were collected from last year's operations:
Month | Labor-Hours | Machine-Hours | Overhead Costs | ||||||
1 | 730 | 1,360 | $ | 102,684 | |||||
2 | 710 | 1,416 | 103,702 | ||||||
3 | 685 | 1,530 | 109,804 | ||||||
4 | 750 | 1,455 | 108,392 | ||||||
5 | 780 | 1,595 | 116,153 | ||||||
6 | 755 | 1,576 | 114,599 | ||||||
7 | 745 | 1,381 | 107,033 | ||||||
8 | 730 | 1,312 | 102,184 | ||||||
9 | 705 | 1,456 | 106,462 | ||||||
10 | 790 | 1,548 | 113,108 | ||||||
11 | 680 | 1,286 | 99,690 | ||||||
12 | 715 | 1,612 | 112,730 | ||||||
Required:
a. Use the high-low method to estimate the fixed and variable portions of overhead costs based on machine-hours. (Round "Variable cost" answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. Managers expect the plant to operate at a monthly average of 1,400 machine-hours next year. What are the estimated monthly overhead costs, assuming no inflation? (Round "Variable cost" answer to 2 decimal places.)
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077398194
3rd Edition
Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher