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Expected Use of Drivers by Product Activity Cost Pools Cost Drivers Estimated Ov

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Question

Expected Use of
Drivers by Product

Activity Cost Pools

Cost Drivers

Estimated Overhead

Expected Use of
Cost Drivers

Home

Commercial

$ 70,900

335,000

215,000

120,000

151,800

35,000

27,000

8,000

407,500

217,000

165,000

52,000

46,000

25,500

15,500

10,000

63,096

5,258

3,680

1,578

825,000

335,000

215,000

120,000

$ 1,564,296

(a)

Home Model

Commercial Model

(b) Under ABC, prepare a schedule showing the computation of the activity-based overhead rates (per cost driver).

(round overheard rate to 2 decimal places, e.g. $12.25).

FireOut, Inc. manufactures steel cylinders and nozzles for two models of fire extinguishers: (1) a home fire extinguisher and (2) a commercial fire extinguisher. The home model is a high-volume (54,000 units), half-gallon cylinder that holds 2 1/2 pounds of multipurpose dry chemical at 480 PSI. The commercial model is a low-volume (10,200 units), two-gallon cylinder that holds 10 pounds of multi-purpose dry chemical at 390 PSI. Both products require 1.5 hours of direct labor for completion. Therefore, total annual direct labor hours are 96,300 or [1.5 hrs. x (54,000 + 10,200)]. Expected annual manufacturing overhead is $ 1,564,296 . Thus, the predetermined overhead rate is $ 16.24 or ($ 1,564,296 ÷ 96,300) per direct labor hour. The direct materials cost per unit is $18.50 for the home model and $26.50 for the commercial model. The direct labor cost is $19 per unit for both the home and the commercial models.

The company’s managers identified six activity cost pools and related cost drivers and accumulated overhead by cost pool as follows.

Expected Use of
Drivers by Product

Activity Cost Pools

Cost Drivers

Estimated Overhead

Expected Use of
Cost Drivers

Home

Commercial

Receiving Pounds

$ 70,900

335,000

215,000

120,000

Forming Machine hours

151,800

35,000

27,000

8,000

Assembling Number of parts

407,500

217,000

165,000

52,000

Testing Number of tests

46,000

25,500

15,500

10,000

Painting Gallons

63,096

5,258

3,680

1,578

Packing and shipping Pounds

825,000

335,000

215,000

120,000

$ 1,564,296

Explanation / Answer

a. In traditional costing total manufacturing overhead is divided by total number of units produced or total direct labor hours. The total unit cost for Home model and commercial model using traditional method is as under: Home Model Commercial Model Direct material cost $ 18.50 $ 26.50 Direct labor cost $ 19.00 $ 19.00 Manufacturing overhead(1.5 hours @$16.24 per hr) $ 24.36 $ 24.36 Total cost per unit $ 61.86 $69.86 b. Under ABC, the computation of activity based overhead rates per cost driver is as under: Estimated cost Expected cost drivers Total cost Cost per cost driver Cost assigned (A) Home (1) Commercial (2) B=(1+2) C=A/B Home Commercial Receiving $ 70,900                       215,000                  120,000                  335,000 $0.21 $   45,502.99 $      25,397.01 Forming $ 151,800 27000 8000                     35,000 $ 4.34 $ 117,102.86 $      34,697.14 Assembly $ 407,500 165000 52000                  217,000 $1.88 $ 309,850.23 $      97,649.77 Testing $ 46,000 15500 10000                     25,500 $1.80 $   27,960.78 $      18,039.22 Painting $63,096 3680 1578                       5,258 $ 12.00 $   44,160.00 $      18,936.00 Packing and shipping $ 825,000 215000 120000                  335,000 $ 2.46 $ 529,477.61 $    295,522.39 $ 1,564,296 $   1,074,054 $          490,242 Total units produced $         54,000 $            10,200 Units produced $            19.89 $               48.06 Cost per unit The total unit cost for Home model and commercial model using traditional method is as under: Home Model Commercial Model Direct material cost $ 18.50 $26.50 Direct labor cost $ 19.00 $ 19.00 Manufacturing overhead per unit $ 19.89 $48.06 Total cost per unit $ 57.39 $93.56

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