acct homework
acct homework
Exercise 17-1 |
Wilkins Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor costs. The president has heard of activity-based costing and wants to see how the results would differ if this system were used. Two activity cost pools were developed: machining and machine setup. Presented below is information related to the company’s operations.
Standard
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Custom
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Direct labor costs | $42,700 | $106,000 | ||
Machine hours | 1,290 | 1,180 | ||
Setup hours | 100 | 380 |
Total estimated overhead costs are $307,600. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $196,000, and $111,600 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.
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