EXERCISE 3-17 (30 MINUTES)

1. Traditional approach:

Actual total manufacturing overhead cost incurred

(assumed to equal the original estimate) ... $4,000,000

Manufacturing overhead applied

(160,000 units × $25 per unit) ... 4,000,000

Overhead under- or overapplied ... $ 0

Vault Hard Drives, Inc.

Income Statement: Traditional Approach

Revenue (150,000 units × $60 per unit)... $9,000,000

Cost of Goods Sold:

Variable manufacturing

(150,000 units × $15 per unit) ... $2,250,000

Manufacturing overhead applied

(150,000 units × $25 per unit) ... 3,750,000 6,000,000

Gross margin ... 3,000,000

Administrative and selling expenses ... 2,700,000

Net operating income ... $ 300,000

New approach:

Income Statement: New Approach

(150,000 units × $20 per unit) ... 3,000,000 5,250,000

Gross margin ... 3,750,000

Cost of Unused Capacity [(200,000 units –