EXERCISE 8-21 (CONTINUED)

6. The first step is to include the customer support costs in the overhead

cost analysis as follows:

Volume

Related Order

Related Customer

Support Total

Activity ... 20 DLHs 1 order 1 customer

Wages and salaries... $120.00 $225.00 $300.00 $645.00

Other overhead costs ... 30.00 25.00 100.00 155.00

Total cost ... $150.00 $250.00 $400.00 $800.00

The action analysis report can then be easily constructed as follows:

Sales (10 units × $300 per unit)... $3,000

Green costs:

Direct materials (10 units × $180 per unit) ... $1,800 1,800

Green margin... 1,200

Yellow costs:

Direct labor (10 units × $50 per unit)... 500

Wages and salaries (see above)... 645 1,145

Yellow margin... 55

Red costs:

Other overhead costs (see above)... 155 155

Red margin... $ (100)