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Allure Company manufactures and distributes two products, M and XY. Overhead costs are currently allocated using the number of units produced as the allocation base. The controller has recommended changing to an activity-based costing (ABC) system. She has collected the following information: Activity Cost Driver Amount M XY Production setups Number of setups $ 77,000 8 12 Material handling Number of parts 56,000 56 14 Packaging costs Number of units 203,000 84,000 56,000 $ 336,000 What is the total overhead allocated to Product XY using the current system?
Multiple Choice
$138,600.
$201,600.
$134,400.
$197,400.
Sol. Calculation of the total Overhead Cost allocated to Product XY using the Current System-
Total Overhead Cost/Total Number of Produced*Number of unit of product XY
$336,000 /140,000 Unit's * 56,000 unit's
$2.4 per unit X 56,000 unit's
$134,400
Total Overhead Allocated to product XY =$134,400
Option (C.) $ 134,400
Working Note :
Total Number of units produced
Number of unit's of Product M+Number of units of product XY
84,000 Unit's+ 56,000 units=140,000 unit's
Total Overhead Cost =>
Production Setup Cost +Material Handling cost + Packaging cost
$77,000 + $ 56,000+ $ 203,000 =$ 336,000