In: Accounting
Angara Corporation uses activity-based costing to determine product costs for external financial reports. The company has provided the following data concerning its activity-based costing system: Activity Cost Pool (and Activity Measure) Total Cost Machine related (machine-hours) $ 135,200 Batch setup (setups) $ 604,800 Order size (direct labor-hours) $ 121,500 Total Activity Activity Cost Pools Product X Product Y Total Machine related 1,400 6,600 8,000 Batch setup 2,900 5,100 8,000 Order size 6,400 2,600 9,000 The total amount of overhead cost allocated to Product X would be closest to:
Overhead Assigned to Product X | $ 3,29,300 |
Working:
a. | Calculation of activity rates | |||||
Activity Cost Pool | Total Overhead Cost | Activity Measure | Activity Rates | |||
(a) | Product X (b) | Product Y (c | Total Quantity(d)=(b)+(c | (a)/(d) | ||
Machine related | $ 1,35,200 | 1,400 | 6,600 | 8,000 | $ 16.90 | |
Batch Setup | $ 6,04,800 | 2,900 | 5,100 | 8,000 | $ 75.60 | |
Order Size | $ 1,21,500 | 6,400 | 2,600 | 9,000 | $ 13.50 | |
b. | ||||||
Calculation of Overhead Assignment to Product X: | ||||||
Activity Cost Pool | Activity Measure | Activity Rates | Overhead Assigned | |||
Machine related | 1,400 | $ 16.90 | $ 23,660 | |||
Batch Setup | 2,900 | $ 75.60 | $ 2,19,240 | |||
Order Size | 6,400 | $ 13.50 | $ 86,400 | |||
Overhead Assigned to Product X | $ 3,29,300 |