1. Describe in words how costs are assigned in the Wilkerson’s current costing system. Discuss the pros and cons of this system. Wilkerson uses a simple traditional cost accounting system in which each unit of product is charged for direct material‚ direct labor and overhead costs. Material cost is based on the prices paid for component under annual purchasing agreements. Labor cost is charged to products based on the standard run times for each product. Labor rates‚ including fringe benefits
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What would an ABC system look like at Wilkerson? What are the revised product costs and margins under such a system? Assumptions: We are assuming that the SG&A costs have no direct effect on the costing for each product line. SG&A was kept the same‚ whether using the original costing method or ABC costing. Calculations for ABC Costing: Machine Expense: $336‚000/11‚200 = $30 per machine hour Setup Expense: $40‚000/160 = $250 per setup Engineering Expense: $100‚000/1‚250 = $80
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1. Wilkerson company ‘s major productions are pumps‚ valves and flow controllers. Pumps: The competitors had been reducing prices on pumps. Since pumps were a commodity product‚ the company matches the reduced prices to maintain volume. However‚ it has dropped pre-tax margin to less than 3%. Valves: Although several competitors could match its quality‚ none had tried to gain market share by cutting price‚ the gross margin had been maintain at standard 35%. Flow controllers: There was much more
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related to Wilkerson Company‚ which is a manufacturer of a few products supplied to manufacturers of water purification equipment. The three products they manufacture are: 1. Valves- high quality and highest tolerances in the industry; this product is what the company started from. 2. High-volume pumps- quickly became a major supplier of pumps; they manufacture and spend more machine hours on producing this product 3. Flow controllers- most unique and highest selling product. Wilkerson Company would
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Costing Responsibility Centres and Products Case Study: Wilkerson Company Lessons learned from this topic and case study: 1. Managers need to be able to estimate the costs of different responsibility centres and products to assist with monitoring the performance of different departments and also to assist with decision making about product pricing‚ profitability of individual products‚ assist with decisions when making changes to product lines and various other managerial requirements such
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98 AS 6 (revised 1994) Accounting Standard (AS) 6 (revised 1994) Depreciation Accounting Contents INTRODUCTION Definitions EXPLANATION Paragraphs 1-3 3 4-19 Disclosure 17-19 MAIN PRINCIPLES 20-29 94 AS 6 (issued 1982) Depreciation Accounting 99 Accounting Standard (AS) 6* (revised 1994) Depreciation Accounting [This Accounting Standard includes paragraphs set in bold italic type and plain type‚ which have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold italic
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1. The Wilkerson Company is in the business of manufacturing valves‚ pumps and flow controllers. The company has been experiencing profit losses due to price reductions as a result of heavy competition in the pump category‚ which is considered a commodity product. In the valves category‚ Wilkerson seems to be a market leader with a loyal customer base. The valve business is less competitive‚ with no price reductions‚ and therefore the company has maintained its gross margin target while not compromising
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1. If Wilkerson were to cut prices‚ based on contribution margin‚ to just cover short-term variable costs‚ what consequences could it experience? (5 marks) Several break-even-point assumptions are made in calculation: 1) Total fixed costs do not change with volume‚ and will exist regardless if the products are sold or not. 2) Sales mix will be constant. The contribution-margin percentage is 66.1%‚ which means 66.1 percent of each sales dollar is available for covering fixed costs and making
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Managerial Accounting E3 Group 1 WILKERSON CASE 1. How does Wilkerson’s existing cost system operate? Simple cost accounting system (One-‐cost pool) Product costs: direct labor‚ direct materials‚ manufacturing overhead. The overhead costs were allocated to products as a percentage of production-‐run
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Assessment 2 – Individual By – Andrew Chan WILKERSON COMPANY Overview Wilkerson Company is facing a decline in profits and has attributed this to a severe price cutting exercise in their Pumps line of products‚ dropping the company’s pre-tax margin to less than 3%‚ far below the historically healthy 10% margins. It appears that gross margins on pump sales in the latest month had fallen below 20%‚ well below the budgeted gross margin of 35%. Although a recent increase to Flow Controllers
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