Happiness, Inc

question 49

Essay

Happiness, Inc. uses a Kanban system. The daily demand for the most critical part, the Smylie, is 400 units over an eight-hour production period. The average waiting time for a container of Smylies is 30 minutes. The processing time for a container filled with Smylies is 6 minutes, and a container holds 5 units. If the company wishes to use a 5% policy variable, how many containers are needed?

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Definitions:

Actual Overhead

The real costs incurred for overhead in a given period, compared against budgeted or standard overhead costs for variance analysis.

Work in Process Inventory

Goods partially completed during the manufacturing process, not yet ready for sale.

Underapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated overhead cost is less than the actual overhead incurred, leading to a discrepancy in accounting records.

Cost of Goods Sold

The expenses directly related to the manufacturing of goods a company sells.