Problem:
The controller for Ocean Sailboats Inc., a company which uses an automated process to make sailboats, established the following overhead cost pools and cost drivers:
Budgeted Estimated
Overhead Cost Pool Overhead Cost Driver Cost Driver Level
Machine setups $250,500 # of setups 500 setups
Quality control 419,500 # of inspections 2,500 inspections
Other overhead cost 180,000 # of machine hrs 20,000 machine hrs
A recent order for sailboats used:
Machine setups 50 setups
Quality inspections 305 inspections
Machine hours 2,024 machine hours
Required to do:
(a) What is the overhead rate per machine hour if the number of machine hours is used as a single cost driver under traditional costing system?
(b) Utilizing traditional costing, how much overhead is assigned to the order based on machine hours as a single cost driver?
(c) Utilizing ABC, how much total overhead is assigned to the order?