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Tidwell Industries has the following overhead costs and cost drivers. Direct labor hours are estimated at 100,000 for the year.
Activity Cost Pool Cost Driver Est. Overhead Cost Driver Activity
Ordering and Receiving Orders $ 120,000 500 orders
Machine Setup Setups 297,000 450 setups
Machining Machine hours 1,500,000 125,000 MH
Assembly Parts 1,200,000 1,000,000 parts
Inspection Inspections 300,000 500 inspections
If overhead is applied using traditional costing based on direct labor hours, the overhead application rate is
a. $9.60.
b. $12.00.
c. $15.00.
d. $34.17.
In applying the high-low method, what is the unit variable cost?
Month Miles Total Cost
January 80,000 $192,000
February 50,000 160,000
March 70,000 158,000
April 90,000 260,000
a. $2.88
b. $2.50
c. $3.20
d. Cannot be determined from the information given.
Continue on previous question. In applying the high-low method, what is the fixed cost?
a. $35,000
b. $72,000
c. $28,000
d. $100,000
Q 1: If overhead is applied using traditional costing based on direct labor hours, the overhead application rate is | ||||||||||
Applied overhead rate = Total expected cost / Total direct labor hr | ||||||||||
=(120000+297000+1500000+1200000+300000)/100000 | ||||||||||
34.17 | ||||||||||
therefore correct answer is option d $34.17 | ||||||||||
Q2 : In applying the high-low method, what is the unit variable cost? | ||||||||||
Miles | Total cost | |||||||||
High | 90000 | 260000 | ||||||||
Low | 50000 | 160,000 | ||||||||
difference | 40,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||
Therefore variable cost per unit = 100000/40000 = | 2.5 | |||||||||
answer = option b $2.5 | ||||||||||
Q3 : Continue on previous question. In applying the high-low method, what is the fixed cost? | ||||||||||
Fixed cost= =260000-90000*2.5 | ||||||||||
35000 | ||||||||||
Answer = option a $35000 | ||||||||||