Question: Problem 17-4A Evaluating product line costs and prices using ABC LO P3 Bright Day Company produces two beverages, Hi-Voltage and EasySlim. Data about these products
Problem 17-4A Evaluating product line costs and prices using ABC LO P3
Bright Day Company produces two beverages, Hi-Voltage and EasySlim. Data about these products follow.
| Hi-Voltage | EasySlim | |||
| Production volume | 11,500 | bottles | 270,000 | bottles |
| Liquid materials | 1,400 | gallons | 35,000 | gallons |
| Dry materials | 1,020 | pounds | 3,000 | pounds |
| Bottles | 11,500 | bottles | 270,000 | bottles |
| Labels | 4 | labels per bottle | 3 | label(s) per bottle |
| Machine setups | 1,200 | setups | 700 | setups |
| Machine hours | 200 | MH | 3,600 | MH |
Additional data from its two production departments follow.
| Department | Driver | Cost | ||
| Mixing department | ||||
| Liquid materials | Gallons | $ | 2,548 | |
| Dry materials | Pounds | 2,010 | ||
| Utilities | Machine hours | 1,900 | ||
| Bottling department | ||||
| Bottles | Units | $ | 84,450 | |
| Labeling | Labels per bottle | 25,680 | ||
| Machine setup | Setups | 38,000 | ||
Required: 1 & 2. Determine the cost of each product line using ABC. What is the cost per bottle for Hi-Voltage and EasySlim? 3. If Hi-Voltage sells for $6.35 per bottle, how much profit does the company earn per bottle of Hi-Voltage that it sells? 4. What is the minimum price that the company should set per bottle of EasySlim?
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