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Kroll, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product A4 and Product T6. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:
Expected Production | Direct Labor-Hours Per Unit | Total Direct Labor-Hours | ||||||
Product A4 | 800 | 7.0 | 5,600 | |||||
Product T6 | 300 | 9.0 | 2,700 | |||||
Total direct labor-hours | 8,300 | |||||||
The direct labor rate is $21.50 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit is $212.40 for Product A4 and $295.50 for Product T6.
The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:
Activity Cost Pools | Activity Measures | Estimated Overhead Cost | Expected Activity | ||||
Product A4 | Product T6 | Total | |||||
Labor-related | DLHs | $ | 402,550 | 5,600 | 2,700 | 8,300 | |
Production orders | orders | 61,705 | 400 | 300 | 700 | ||
Order size | MHs | 656,110 | 3,600 | 3,400 | 7,000 | ||
$ | 1,120,365 | ||||||
The unit product cost of Product A4 under activity-based costing is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
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Multiple Choice
$784.69 per unit
$1,381.41 per unit
$1,168.26 per unit
$1,307.76 per unit
Correct Option C i.e. $1,168.26 | |||||||||
Caluclation of ABC Unit product Cost | |||||||||
Product A4 | Product T6 | ||||||||
Expected Production | 800 | 300 | |||||||
Direct Material | 169,920 | 88,650 | (material per unit * productions Units) | ||||||
Direct labour | 120,400 | 58,050 | (Labour hr per unit * labour hr required ) | ||||||
Overheads(See Note 1) | 644,288 | 476,077 | |||||||
Total cost | 934,608 | 622,777 | |||||||
Unit Product cost | 1,168.26 | 2,075.92 | (total cost/expected production) | ||||||
Note 1: | |||||||||
Product V9 | Product M6 | ||||||||
Activity | Total OH Cost | Total Cost Driver | OH Rate | Driver Incurred | OH Cost assigned | Driver Incurred | OH Cost assigned | ||
LABOUR related product | 402,550 | 8300 | 48.500 | 5600 | 271600.00 | 2700 | 130950.00 | ||
testing | 61,705 | 700 | 88.150 | 400 | 35260.00 | 300 | 26445.00 | ||
order size | 656,110 | 7000 | 93.730 | 3600 | 337428.00 | 3400 | 318682.00 | ||
Total | 1,120,365 | 644288.00 | 476077.00 | ||||||