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Kowalski Company manufactures a number of specialized machine parts. Part Compo-

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Question

Kowalski Company manufactures a number of specialized machine parts. Part Compo-24 uses $35 of direct materials and $15 of direct labor per unit. Kowalski’s estimated manufacturing overhead is as follows.

a. Compute the cost of 1,000 units of Compo-24 using the current traditional costing system.

Total cost:

b. Compute the cost of 1,000 units of Compo-24 using the proposed activity-based costing system. Assume the 1,000 units use 2,500 pounds of materials, 500 machine hours, and 1,000 direct labor hours.

Total cost:

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Application Rate:

(A). Material Hndling:

Cost Pool / Cost Drivers

   = 1,50,000 / 50,000

   = 3

(B). MachininG:

Cost Pool / Cost Driver

   = 1,80,000 / 20,000

   = 9

(C). Factory Supervision:

   Cost Pool / Cost Driver

   = 1,38,000 / 12,000

   = 11.5

(B). Total Cost:

   Material Handling = 20,000

   Machine Hours = 40,000

Labour Hours = 12,000

   Cost = 72,000