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This is the same information as the previous question. Martinez Cake Company sells birthday cakes and fruit cakes in bulk through its Internet business. Estimated overhead costs for the coming year total $330,000. The accountant for Martinez identified the following information in preparation for an activity-based costing system.
Activity |
Allocation Base |
Overhead Cost |
Purchasing |
Number of purchase orders |
$82,500 |
Processing |
Number of units processed |
$198,000 |
Sales |
Number of sales orders |
$49,500 |
The estimated activity level for each type of cake and in total is as follows:
Birthday Cakes |
Fruit Cakes |
Total |
|
Number of purchase orders |
4,875 |
2,000 |
6,875 |
Number of units processed |
20,000 |
4,750 |
24,750 |
Number of sales orders |
3,950 |
1,000 |
4,950 |
What is the total overhead allocated to the purchasing activity associated with fruit cakes?
$58,500 |
$82,500 |
$24,000 |
$32,000 |
Activity rate=Respective cost/Respective activity
Activity rate for :
Purchasing=(82500/6875)=$12 per order
Hence total overhead allocated to purchasing=(12*2000)
=$24,000.