EXERCISE 8-21 (CONTINUED)

2. d. The action analyses can be constructed using the row totals from the

overhead cost analysis in part (2c) above.

Kuszik Builders

Sales... $12,500

Green costs:...

Direct materials... $4,200 4,200

Green margin ... 8,300

Yellow costs:

Direct labor... 5,400

Indirect factory wages ... 920

Production equipment depreciation ... 810

Other factory costs ... 72

Office expenses... 52

Marketing expenses... 1,500 8,754

Yellow margin... (454)

Red costs:

Administrative wages and salaries... 960 960

Red margin ... ($ 1,414)

Case 8-33 (continued)

Western Homes

Sales... $68,000

Direct materials... $18,500 18,500

Green margin ... 49,500

Direct labor... 36,000

Indirect factory wages ... 3,040

Production equipment depreciation ... 5,400

Other factory costs ... 480

Office expenses... 58

Marketing expenses... 1,500 46,478

Yellow margin... 3,022

Administrative wages and salaries... 990 990

Red margin ... $ 2,032