The Production Planner for Fine Coffees, Inc

question 48

Multiple Choice

The production planner for Fine Coffees, Inc., produces two coffee blends: American (A) and British (B) . Two of his resources are constrained: Columbia beans, of which he can get at most 300 pounds (4,800 ounces) per week; and Dominican beans, of which he can get at most 200 pounds (3,200 ounces) per week. Each pound of American blend coffee requires 12 ounces of Colombian beans and 4 ounces of Dominican beans, while a pound of British blend coffee uses 8 ounces of each type of bean. Profits for the American blend are $2.00 per pound, and profits for the British blend are $1.00 per pound. For the production combination of 0 American and 400 British, which resource is "slack" (not fully used) ?

• A)Colombian beans (only)
• B)Dominican beans (only)
• C)both Colombian beans and Dominican beans
• D)neither Colombian beans nor Dominican beans
• E)cannot be determined exactly

Recognize the importance and challenges of accurately allocating support department costs.

Distinguish between direct and indirect costs associated with support departments.

Identify different methods for overhead application, including single plantwide rate, multiple production department rates, and activity-based costing (ABC).

Understand the implications of using a single plantwide overhead rate versus multiple rates.

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Definitions:

Budget Deficit

The financial situation where an entity’s expenditures exceed its revenues.

Government Spending

The total amount of public funds that a government expends on various national and regional needs, including infrastructure, education, defense, and welfare.

Nondiscretionary Fiscal Policy

Government fiscal policies that are automatic stabilizers, such as taxation and welfare spending, which work without specific government intervention.

Automatic Stabilizers

Economic strategies and initiatives aimed at stabilizing a country's economic fluctuations without further action from the government or policy makers.