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
Custom
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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