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2. ABC Ltd has collected the following data for its two activities. It calculate

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2. ABC Ltd has collected the following data for its two activities. It calculates activity cost rates based on cost driver capacity.

Activity Cost driver Capacity Cost
Power Kilowatt hours 50000 hrs Kilowatt Rs 200000

Quality Inspection Numbers of inspection 10000 inspection Rs 300000




The Company makes three products, A, B and C.For the year ended March 31, 2004, the following consumption of cost drivers was reported:

Product Kilowatt-hours Quality Inspection
A 20000 7000
B 40000 5000
C 30000 6000

Compute the costs allocated to each product from each activity
Calculate the cost of unused capacity for each activity.

Explanation / Answer

Product

KWH

Cost at $4 per kWh

Quality inspection

Cost at $30 per inspection

Total cost

A

20,000

80000

7,000

210000

290000

B

40,000

160000

5,000

150000

310000

C

30,000

120000

6,000

180000

300000

Used capacity

90,000

360000

18,000

540000

900000

Unused capacity

0

0

0

0

0

Total

50,000

$200,000

10,000

$300,000

$500,000

Product

KWH

Cost at $4 per kWh

Quality inspection

Cost at $30 per inspection

Total cost

A

20,000

80000

7,000

210000

290000

B

40,000

160000

5,000

150000

310000

C

30,000

120000

6,000

180000

300000

Used capacity

90,000

360000

18,000

540000

900000

Unused capacity

0

0

0

0

0

Total

50,000

$200,000

10,000

$300,000

$500,000