Electronic World Co. manufactures two types of radios, Model1 which is their high feature radio and Model2 their standard radio type. Below is the detailed production requirements for both types of radios.
Model 1 Model 2
Number of radios 1000 2000
Direct materials $20/unit $10/unit
Direct Labor Hrs at 10$/hr 4hrs 2hrs
Machine time 3hrs 2hrs
Production Runs 1 run of 1000 2 runs of 1000
The Manufacturing Overhead costs for Electronic World Co. is identified as $100,000, which is split across 2 activities.
Cost Cost Driver
Machine costs $70,000 Machine hours
Setup costs of $30,000 Production runs
Calculate the Total Cost of the products using:
a) Traditional costing method.
b) Activity based costing method.