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R4 Friends Co. (R4F) uses activity-based costing in their manufacturing process.

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Question

R4 Friends Co. (R4F) uses activity-based costing in their manufacturing process. The company produces two products, ABC and XYZ. R4F has provided their costing department the following information from this year’s budget relating to the production of these two products:

ABC

XYZ

Units to be produced

40,000

60,000

Machine-hours expected

1,000

2,000

Direct labor-hours expected

2,000

3,000

Materials handling (number of moves)

     600

     700

Machine setups (number of setups)

     200

     150

The following costs are expected to be incurred throughout the year, and are related to the cost drivers being measured:

Direct Labor Wages

$500,000

Materials Handling

40,000

Labor-related overhead

420,000

Machine setups

70,000

NOTE: Round all per-unit costs to nearest cent.

What is the total expected overhead per unit allocated to product XYZ?

ABC

XYZ

Units to be produced

40,000

60,000

Machine-hours expected

1,000

2,000

Direct labor-hours expected

2,000

3,000

Materials handling (number of moves)

     600

     700

Machine setups (number of setups)

     200

     150

Explanation / Answer

Answer : Total expected overhead per unit allocated to product XYZ

Direct Labor Wages ( $ 500,000 / 5000 X 3000) = $ 300,000

Material Handling ( $ 40,000 / 1300 X 700) = $21,538

Labor Related Overhead ( $420,000 / 5000 X 3000) = $252,000

Machine Setup ( $ 70,000 / 350 X 150) = $30,000

Total Overhead Cost = $ 603,538

Overhead per unit = $603,538 / 60000

= $ 10