Bagsâ (PB) is a designer ofâ high-quality backpacks and purses. Each design is made in small batches. Eachâ spring, PB comes out with new designs for the backpack and for the purse. The company uses these designs for a year and then moves on to the next trend. The bags are all made on the same fabrication equipment that is expected to operate at capacity. The equipment must be switched over to a new design and set up to prepare for the production of each new batch of products. Whenâ completed, each batch of products is immediately shipped to a wholesaler. Shipping costs vary with the number of shipments. Budgeted information for the year is asâ follows:
Direct materialsâpurses 319155
Direct materialsâbackpacks 454995
Direct manufacturing laborâpurses 99000
Direct manufacturing laborâbackpacks 113000
Setup 64000
Shipping 73000
Design 169000
Plant utilities and administration 221000
Total 1513150
Backpacks Purse Total
Number of bags 6175 3075 9250
Hours of production 1665 2585 4250
Number of batches 120 80 200
Number of designs 2 2 4
Required:
a. Identify the cost hierarchy level for each cost category.
b. Identify the most appropriate cost driver for each cost category. Explain briefly your choice of cost driver.
c. Calculate the budgeted cost per unit of cost driver for each cost category.
d. Calculate the budgeted total costs and cost per unit for each product line.
e. Explain how you could use the information in requirement 4 to reduce costs.
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