6-29 (45 min.) Activity-based budget: kaizen improvements.
1.
Increase in Costs for the Year
Assume DryPool uses New Dye
Cost differential ($1-$.20) per ounce x 3 ounces
Since the fine is only $102,000, they would be financially better off by not switching.
2. If DryPool switches to the new dye, costs will increase by $144,000.
If DryPool implements kaizen costing, costs will be reduced as follows:
* (12,000 + 60,000)/12 months = 6,000 units
Monthly decrease in costs
Diff between costs with and without Kaizen improvements
This means costs increase a net ($144,000 – 34,477) = $109,523
Since DryPool would otherwise have to spend $102,000 to pay the fine, their net costs would
only be $7,523 higher than if they did not switch to the new dye or implement kaizen costing.