Waterfun Technology produces engines for recreational boats. Because of competitive pressures, the company was making an effort to reduce costs. As part of this effort, management implemented an activity-based management system and began focusing its attention on processes and activities. Receiving was among the processes (activities) that were carefully studied. The study revealed that the number of receiving orders was a good driver for receiving costs. During the last year, the company incurred fixed receiving costs of $630,000 (salaries of 10 employees). These fixed costs provide a capacity of processing 72,000 receiving orders (7,200 per employee at practical capacity). Management decided that the efficient level for receiving should use 36,000 receiving orders. 1. Break the cost of receiving into its value-added and nonvalue-added components. (a) Value-added costs (b) nonvalue-added costs

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Areli Rowe

9 June, 15:55

Waterfun Technology produces engines for recreational boats. Because of competitive pressures, the company was making an effort to reduce costs. As part of this effort, management implemented an activity-based management system and began focusing its attention on processes and activities. Receiving was among the processes (activities) that were carefully studied. The study revealed that the number of receiving orders was a good driver for receiving costs. During the last year, the company incurred fixed receiving costs of $630,000 (salaries of 10 employees). These fixed costs provide a capacity of processing 72,000 receiving orders (7,200 per employee at practical capacity). Management decided that the efficient level for receiving should use 36,000 receiving orders. 1. Break the cost of receiving into its value-added and nonvalue-added components. (a) Value-added costs (b) nonvalue-added costs

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Pablo Reese · Answer 1

a) Activity rate = $630,000/72,000=$8.75 Per order

b) Value-added costs = $8.75 * 36,000 = $315,000.00

c) Nonvalue-added costs = $8.75 * 36,000 $315,000.00

The practical capacity is currently 72,000 order thus 36,000 orders are unnecessary.