Problem:
Acton Company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 800 units and of Product B is 500 units. The company has traditionally used direct labor-hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Product A requires 0.3 direct labor hours per unit and Product B requires 0.2 direct labor hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $92,023. The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three overhead activity cost pools--Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory--with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:
Activity Cost Estimated Overhead Expected Activity
Pool Cost
ProductA ProductB Total
Activity 1 $14,487 500 600 1,100
Activity 2 $64,800 2,500 500 3,000
General Factory $12,736 240 100 340
Total $92,023
Q1. The predetermined overhead rate under the traditional costing system is closest to: Choose the correct answer
- $37.46
- $21.60
- $13.17
- $270.66
Q2. The overhead cost per unit of Product B under the traditional costing system is closest to: choose the correct answer
Q3. The predetermined overhead rate (i.e., activity rate) for Activity 1 under the activity-based costing system is closest to: Choose the correct answer
- $28.97
- $13.17
- $83.66
- $24.15