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Lee’s Furniture manufactures two types of chairs---recliner and office chair. The following activity and cost information...

Lee’s Furniture manufactures two types of chairs---recliner and office chair. The following activity and cost information has been compiled:

                               Number of             Number of                        Number of

Product                         Setups          Components           Direct Labor Hours

Recliner                                5                          40                                    300

Office chair                           8                          45                                    175

Overhead costs          $80,000               $180,000

Assume a traditional costing system applies the $260,000 of overhead costs based on direct labor hours.

a.   What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the recliner?

b.   What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the office chair?

Assume an activity-based costing system is used and that the number of setups and the number of components are identified as the activity-cost drivers for overhead.

c.   What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the recliner?

d.   What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the office chair?

e.   Explain the difference between the costs obtained from the traditional costing system and the ABC system. Which system provides a better estimate of costs? Why?

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OH rate per DLH:
Total overheads (80,000+180,000) 2,60,000
Divide: Total DLH (300+175) 475
OH rate per DLH: 547.37
OH allocated as per Tradition:
Recliner office chair
DLH used 300 175
Multiply: OH rate per DLH 547.37 547.37
OH allocated 1,64,211 95,790
OH allocated to recliner: $164,211
OH allocated to Office chair: $95790
ABC:
Activity rateL
Activity    Total OH Drivers Activity rate
Setup cost 80,000 13 6153.85 per setup
Component cost 1,80,000 85 2117.65 per component
Oh allocated:
Activity Rate Recliner Office Chair
Driver OH Driver OH
Setup cost 6153.85 5 30769.25 8 49230.8
Component cost 2117.65 40 84706 45 95294.25
Total overheads 1,15,475 1,44,525
OH allocated to Recliner: $115,475
Oh allocated to Office chair: $ 144,525
Req c.
Comparison:
Recliner Office chair
OH as per Traditional 164211 95790
OH as per ABC 115475 1,44,525
Difference in cost 48736 -48,735

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