Resources Used versus Resources Supplied

Gunnison Supply provides the following information about resources:

 

Cost Driver Rate

Cost Driver Volume

Resources used

 

 

Materials

$ 12 per pound

4,000 pounds

Energy

48 per machine hour

170 machine hours

Setups

300 per setup

40 setups

Purchasing

240 per purchase order

40 purchase orders

Customer service

160 per return

25 returns

Long term labor

80 per labor hour

160 labor hours

Administrative

60 per labor hour

210 labor hours

Resources supplied

 

 

Materials

$48,000

 

Energy

9,120

 

Setups

12,600

 

Purchasing

11,000

 

Customer service

8,800

 

Long term labor

13,250

 

Administrative

13,500

 

In addition, sales for the period totaled $150,000.

Required

a. Compute unused resource capacity for each resource.

b. Describe what the term unused resource capacity means.