A company manufactures household items sold at trade shows. The items, classified as either Tables or...

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A company manufactures household items sold at trade shows. The items, classified as either Tables or Frames, are manufactured on a common assembly line. Although different direct materials are used, the direct labour cost is the same for each product line. The plant-wide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead to its products is no longer acceptable. The production manager has heard about activity-based costing and has assembled some information for use in changing the cost system to a cost driver concept. With the help of the accounting department, the manager has been able to establish the following relationships between production costs and some of the indirect manufacturing activities for July, along with the production data for the two product lines: activity Cost driver Material Number of parts Allocation rate $2.00 per part tables frames handling 2,000 1,300 Machining Machine hours $15.00 per hour Assembly Units began $1.60 per unit 205 1,000 300 1,300 Inspection Number tested $2.00 per unit 100 1,200 Direct costs: Tables Frames Labour Materials $11,000 $7,200 $11,000 $4,600 Submission Instructions: Using activity-based costing determine the total production cost of each of the two product lines for July and the cost per unit, assuming all units started were completed. A company manufactures household items sold at trade shows. The items, classified as either Tables or Frames, are manufactured on a common assembly line. Although different direct materials are used, the direct labour cost is the same for each product line. The plant-wide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead to its products is no longer acceptable. The production manager has heard about activity-based costing and has assembled some information for use in changing the cost system to a cost driver concept. With the help of the accounting department, the manager has been able to establish the following relationships between production costs and some of the indirect manufacturing activities for July, along with the production data for the two product lines: activity Cost driver Material Number of parts Allocation rate $2.00 per part tables frames handling 2,000 1,300 Machining Machine hours $15.00 per hour Assembly Units began $1.60 per unit 205 1,000 300 1,300 Inspection Number tested $2.00 per unit 100 1,200 Direct costs: Tables Frames Labour Materials $11,000 $7,200 $11,000 $4,600 Submission Instructions: Using activity-based costing determine the total production cost of each of the two product lines for July and the cost per unit, assuming all units started were completed.