Question

Montross Lumber processes wood to be shipped to construction companies. In order to keep its products uniform, Montross conducts inspections on 5% of the boards produced. Inspections cost the company $15 per hour and it takes 1 minute to inspect each board. How much would it cost to fill an order for 36,000 boards? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

$450

Step-by-step explanation:

Activity based costing is the process by which a business allocates cost on the basis of the number of times an activity is carried out.

For example if different departments use a photocopier to copy 3,000, 5,000, and 2,000 sheets. The total cost will be allocated based on amount of activity per department.

In this instance

Total number of boards= 36,000

Inspections= 5% of the total

Inspection cost= $15 per hour

Percentage that will be inspected= 0.05 * 36,000 = $1,800

It takes one minute to inspect each board, there are 60 minutes in one hour. So 60 boards are inspected in one hour.

Number of inspection hours= 1,800 ÷ 60= 30 hours

Total cost of inspection= Cost per hour * Number of hours

Total cost of inspection= 15 * 30= $450