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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077274993
book Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher cover

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077274993
Exercise 18
Activity-Based Reporting: Manufacturing
Leidenheimer Corporation manufactures small airplane propellers. Sales for year 2 totaled $850,000. Information regarding resources for the month follows:
Activity-Based Reporting: Manufacturing  Leidenheimer Corporation manufactures small airplane propellers. Sales for year 2 totaled $850,000. Information regarding resources for the month follows:     In addition, Leidenheimer spent $25,000 on 50 engineering changes with a cost-driver rate of $500 and $30,000 on eight outside contracts with a cost driver rate of $3,750. Required  Management has requested that you do the following: a. Prepare a traditional income statement. b. Prepare an activity-based income statement. c. Write a short report explaining why the activity-based income statement provides useful information to managers. Use the information from requirements ( a ) and ( b ) to develop examples for your report.
In addition, Leidenheimer spent $25,000 on 50 engineering changes with a cost-driver rate of $500 and $30,000 on eight outside contracts with a cost driver rate of $3,750.
Required
Management has requested that you do the following:
a. Prepare a traditional income statement.
b. Prepare an activity-based income statement.
c. Write a short report explaining why the activity-based income statement provides useful information to managers. Use the information from requirements ( a ) and ( b ) to develop examples for your report.
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(a)Traditional Income Statement
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