
Cornerstones of Cost Management 2nd Edition by Don Hansen ,Maryanne Mowen
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1111824402
Cornerstones of Cost Management 2nd Edition by Don Hansen ,Maryanne Mowen
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1111824402 Exercise 14
Cost Report, Value-Added and Non-Value-Added Costs
Sanford, Inc., has developed value-added standards for four activities: purchasing parts, receiving parts, moving parts, and setting up equipment. The activities, the activity drivers, the standard and actual quantities, and the price standards for 2013 are as follows:
The actual prices paid per unit of each activity driver were equal to the standard prices.
Required:
1. Prepare a cost report that lists the value-added, non-value-added, and actual costs for each activity.
2. Which activities are non-value-added? Explain why. Also, explain why value-added activities can have non-value-added costs.
Sanford, Inc., has developed value-added standards for four activities: purchasing parts, receiving parts, moving parts, and setting up equipment. The activities, the activity drivers, the standard and actual quantities, and the price standards for 2013 are as follows:

The actual prices paid per unit of each activity driver were equal to the standard prices.
Required:
1. Prepare a cost report that lists the value-added, non-value-added, and actual costs for each activity.
2. Which activities are non-value-added? Explain why. Also, explain why value-added activities can have non-value-added costs.
Explanation
1)Value added and Non-value added Cost R...
Cornerstones of Cost Management 2nd Edition by Don Hansen ,Maryanne Mowen
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