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Objectives
1. Discuss the limitations of using only unit-based drivers to assign costs. 2. Provide a detailed description of activity-based product costing.
Overhead
Direct Tracing Driver Tracing Allocation
Direct Tracing
Direct Tracing
PRODUCTS
Continued
Total overhead cost Plantwide rate = Direct labor hours $720,000 = 180,000 DLH = $4 per direct labor hour
Dept. overhead cost Cutting Department rate = Cutting Dept. DLH = = $216,000 160,000 DLH
Dept. overhead cost Printing Department rate = Printing Dept. MH = = $504,000 80,000 MH
$6.30 per mh
$160,000 63,900
$1,500,000
60/100 (scented) and 40/100 (regular) 180/300 (scented) and 120/300 (regular) 10,000/90,000 (scented) and 80,000/90,000 (regular) 2,000/18,000 (scented) and 16,000/18,000 (regular) rounded
144,000
96,000
22,200
177,600
Overhead costs(contd): Inspecting: $160,000 x (2,000/18,000) $160,000 x (16,000/18,000) Moving materials: $120,000 x (180/300) $120,000 x (120/300) Total manufacturing costs Units of production Unit cost
Rounded
Activities
Costs assigned using activity drivers
Products