Question

Kulka Corporation manufactures two products: Product F82D and Product T05P. The company uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. It is considering implementing an activity-based costing (ABC) system that allocates its manufacturing overhead to four cost pools. The following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for Products F82D and T05P.

Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Total Cost Total Activity
Machining Machine-hours $180,000 9,000MHs
Machine setups Number of setups $125,000 250 setups
Product design Number of products $44,000 2 products
Order size Direct labor-hours $260,000 10,000 DLHs

Activity Measure Product F82D Product T05P
Machine-hours 5,000 4,000
Number of setups 160 90
Number of products 1 1
Direct labor-hours 4,000 6,000

Using the ABC system, how much total manufacturing overhead cost would be assigned to Product T05P?

a. $156,000
b. $303,000
c. $147,000
d. $304,500

Answer 1

Answer:

b. $303,000

Explanation:

The activity rate

1. Machining = $\frac{\text{total cost}}{\text{total activity}}$

                    $=\frac{180000}{9000}$

                   = $ 20 per machine hour

2. Machine set up =   $\frac{\text{total cost}}{\text{total activity}}$

                    $=\frac{125000}{250}$

                   = $ 500 per set up

3. Product design =  $\frac{\text{total cost}}{\text{total activity}}$

                    $=\frac{44000}{2}$

                   = $ 22000 per product

4. Order size =  $\frac{\text{total cost}}{\text{total activity}}$

                    $=\frac{260000}{10000}$

                   = $ 26 per direct labor hour

Now the ABC cost (Product T05P)

1. Machining  = $\text{machine hours} \times \text{activity rate}$

                     = 4000 x 20

                     = $ 80,000

2. Machine set ups =  $\text{no. of set ups} \times \text{activity rate}$

                     = 90 x 500

                     = $ 45,000

3. Product design =  $\text{no. of products} \times \text{activity rate}$

                     = 1 x 22000

                     = $ 22,000

4. Order size =  $\text{direct labor hours} \times \text{activity rate}$

                     = 6000 x 26

                     = $ 156,000

Therefore, the total manufacturing overhead cost assigned to product T05P = 80000 + 45000 + 22000 + 156000

= $ 303,000