Ernsting Printers has contracts to complete weekly supplements required by forty-six customers. For the year 2022, manufacturing
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ErnstingPrinters has contracts to complete weekly supplements required by forty-six customers. For the year 2022, manufacturing overhead cost estimates total $420,000 for an annual production capacity of 1,200,000 pages. For 2022, Ernsting Printers has decided to evaluate the use of additional cost pools. After analyzing manufacturing overhead costs, it was determined that number of design changes, setups, and inspections are the primary manufacturing overhead cost drivers. The following information was gathered during the analysis:
Cost pool | Manufacturing overhead costs | Activity level |
Design changes | $60,000 | 300 design changes |
Setups | 320,000 | 5,000 setups |
Inspections | 40,000 | 8,000 inspections |
Total manufacturing overhead costs | $420,000 |
During 2022, two customers, Wealth Managers and Health Systems, are expected to use the following printing services:
Activity | Wealth Managers | Health Systems |
Pages | 60,000 | 76,000 |
Design changes | 10 | 0 |
Setups | 20 | 10 |
Inspections | 30 | 38 |
Using activity-based costing to allocate overhead costs, what is the total manufacturing overhead cost estimate for Wealth Managers during 2022?
a.$5,096
b.$3,250
c.$6,850
d.$4,020
e.$3,430