Income Statement, Direct and Indirect Cost Concepts, Service Company Lakeesha Barnett owns and operates a package mailing store in a college town. Her store, Send It Packing, helps customers wrap items and send them via UPS, FedEx, and the USPS. Send It Packing also rents mailboxes to customers by the month. In May, purchases of materials (stamps, cardboard boxes, tape, Styrofoam peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.) equaled $11,450; the beginning inventory of materials was $1,050, and the ending inventory of materials was $950. Payments for direct labor during the month totaled $25,570. Overhead incurred was $18,130 (including rent, utilities, and insurance, as well as payments of $14,050 to UPS and FedEx for the delivery services sold). Since Send It Packing is a franchise, Lakeesha owes a monthly franchise fee of 5 percent of sales. She spent $2,750 on advertising during the month. Other administrative costs (including accounting and legal services and a trip to Dallas for training) amounted to $3,650 for the month. Revenues for May were $102,100.
Required:
1. What was the cost of materials used for packaging and mailing services during May?
2. What was the prime cost for May?
3. What was the conversion cost for May?
4. What was the total cost of services for May?5. Prepare an income statement for May.
6. Of the overhead incurred, is any of it direct? Indirect? Explain.

Send It Packing

1. The cost of materials used for packaging and mailing services during May is $11,550.

2. The prime cost for May is $51,170 (direct materials and labor and direct overhead)

3. The conversion cost for May is $43,700 (labor and overhead)

4. The total cost of services for May is $55,250

5. Income Statement for the month of May

Service Revenues                       $102,100

Cost of services:

Cost of materials used $11,550

Cost direct labor used  25,570

Overhead incurred         18,130  $55,250

Gross profit                                 $46,850

Franchise fee            $5,105

Advertising expense  2,750

Administrative costs  3,650       $11,505

Net income                                $35,345

6. The overhead incurred has $14,050 direct and $4,080 indirect costs.  The direct cost was paid to the courier companies for delivery services.  The indirect costs were incurred for rent, utilities, and insurance.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Beginning inventory of materials = $1,050

Purchases of materials =               $11,450

Materials available for use =        $12,500

Ending inventory of materials =       $950

Cost of materials used =              $11,550

Cost direct labor used =               25,570

Overhead incurred =                      18,130

Franchise fee (5% of $102,100)      5,105

Advertising expense =                   2,750

Administrative costs                      3,650

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