Tessmer Manufacturing Company: Use the following information…

Tessmer Manufacturing Company: Use the following information for the following 3 questions.  Tessmer Manufacturing Company produces inventory in a highly automated assembly plant in Olathe, Kansas. The automated system is in its first year of operation and management is still unsure of the best way to estimate the overhead costs of operations for budgetary purposes. For the first six months of operations, the following data were collected: Machine-hours Kilowatt-hours Total Overhead Costs January 4,560 5,424,000 $405,600  February 4,380 5,208,000 414,160 March 4,680 5,400,000 407,040 April 3,960 5,148,000 404,160 May 3,900 5,040,000 381,200 June 3,720 4,944,000 384,000

Byrd Corporation uses an activity-based costing system to pr…

Byrd Corporation uses an activity-based costing system to price products. The company’s Purchasing Department incurs costs of $550,000 per year. Purchasing has determined the three major activities that occur during the year.   Activity Allocation Measure Total Cost Issuing purchase orders # of purchase orders $150,000 Reviewing shipments received # of shipments received $175,000 Making phone calls # of phone calls $225,000   During the year, 50,000 phone calls were made in the department; 15,000 purchase orders were issued; and 10,000 shipments were received. Product A required 200 phone calls, 150 receiving reports, and 50 purchase orders. The amount of Purchasing Department cost assigned to Product A is $______________.