Retail chain
Revenue9,930,912
Direct margin3,037,867
Activity cost1,894,611
ABC profit1,143,255 (11.5%)
Traditional profit440,530
over-charged Traditional costing assigns 2,597,336 of overhead from 92,866 labour hours; ABC assigns 1,894,611.
Profit waterfall
Activity costs
| Activity | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Machine run | 443,161 | 23% |
| Setups | 355,909 | 19% |
| Hand assembly | 283,908 | 15% |
| Quality inspection | 264,027 | 14% |
| Pallet handling | 179,044 | 9% |
| Engineering changes | 105,637 | 6% |
| Custom finishing | 98,901 | 5% |
| Delivery | 60,898 | 3% |
| Customer support | 48,470 | 3% |
| Order processing | 37,740 | 2% |
| Credit and collections | 9,681 | 1% |
| Returns handling | 7,236 | 0% |