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Product Costs using Activity Rates
Hercules Inc. manufactures elliptical exercise machines and treadmills. The products are produced in its Fabrication and Assembly production departments. In addition to production activities, several other activities are required to produce the two products. These activities and their associated activity rates are as follows:
ActivityActivity Rate
Fabrication$20per machine hour
Assembly$10per direct labor hour
Setup$50per setup
Inspecting$23per inspection
Production scheduling$11per production order
Purchasing$8per purchase order
The activity-base usage quantities and units produced for each product were as follows:
Activity BaseElliptical MachinesTreadmill
Machine hours1,756 1,036
Direct labor hours416 162
Setups61 19
Inspections608 365
Production orders77 15
Purchase orders201 123
Units produced306 205
Use the activity rate and usage information to determine the total activity cost and activity cost per unit for each product. If required, round the per unit answers to the nearest cent.
Total Activity CostActivity Cost Per Unit
Elliptical Machines$$
Treadmill$$