Pittinger Company Manufactures Cuckoo Clocks and Uses an Activity-Based Costing

question 43

Multiple Choice

Pittinger Company manufactures cuckoo clocks and uses an activity-based costing system to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs.Each cuckoo clock consists of 10 separate parts totaling $120 in direct materials,and requires 2.0 hours of machine time to produce.Additional information follows: $\begin{array}{|l|l|r|}\hline \text { Activity } & \text { Allocation Base } & \text { Cost Allocation Rate } \\\hline \text { Materials handling } & \text { Number of parts } & \$ 1.25 \text { per part } \\\hline \text { Machining } & \text { Machine hours } & \$ 2.50 \text { per machine hour } \\\hline \text { Assembling } & \text { Number of parts } & \$ 0.50 \text { per part } \\\hline \text { Packaging } & \text { Number of finished units } & \$ 1.50 \text { per finished unit } \\\hline\end{array}$

-What is the cost of assembling per cuckoo clock?

• A)$4.50
• B)$12.50
• C)$5.00
• D)$3.00

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Definitions:

Gross Profit

The financial profit a company makes after subtracting the cost of goods sold from total sales revenue.

Cost of Goods Sold

The total expense of producing or purchasing the goods that were sold to customers during a specific period.

Merchandise Sold

The goods that a company has sold to its customers; relates to revenue generation in businesses dealing with physical products.

Notes Payable

Notes Payable are written agreements in which one party promises to pay another party a specified sum of money, either on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time.