Andrew Pallet Co

question 137

Essay

Andrew Pallet Co., Inc.manufactures pallets for various manufacturing companies.Each new employee takes 10 hours to make the first pallet and 8 hours to make the second.The manufacturing overhead charge per hour is $80.Required:
a.What is the learning curve percentage assuming the cumulative average method?
b.What is the time needed to build 8 pallets by a new employee using the cumulative average-time method? Assume the rate of learning factor is -0.1520.
c.What is the time needed to produce the 16th pallet by a new employee using the incremental unit-time method? Assume the rate of learning factor is -0.3219.

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Definitions:

Revenue Variance

The difference between actual revenue and budgeted or forecasted revenue.

Activity Level

A measure of the volume of production or services activity within a company, often used to allocate variable costs.

Revenue Variance

The difference between the actual revenue earned and the budgeted or expected revenue, indicating the effectiveness of sales strategies and market conditions.

Activity Level

A measure of the amount of work performed or units produced, used often in costing to allocate fixed costs properly.