Chapter 5 1 Maxey & Sons manufactures two types of storage cabinets-Type A and Type B-and applies manufacturing overhead to all units at the rate of $136 per machine hour. Production information follows. 6.25 points Anticipated volume (units) Direct-material cost per unit Direct-labor cost per unit Type A 27,200 $ 36 41 Type B 51,080 $ 54 41 Skipped The controller, who is studying the use of activity-based costing, has determined that the firm's overhead can be identified with three activities: manufacturing setups, machine processing, and product shipping. Data on the number of setups, machine hours, and outgoing shipments, which are the activities' three respective cost drivers, follow. eBook Type A 156 54,400 200 Setups Machine hours Outgoing shipments Type B 116 76,580 150 Total 272 130,980 350 References The firm's total overhead of $17.802.400 is subdivided as follows: manufacturing setups, $3.884,160; machine processing. $10.681,440: and product shipping. $3.236.800. Required: 1. Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using the company's current overhead costing procedures. 2. Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using activity-based costing. 3. Is the cost of the Type A storage cabinet overstated or understated (i.e., distorted) by the use of machine hours to allocate total manufacturing overhead to production? By how much? 4. Assume that the current selling price of a Type A storage cabinet is $398.00 and the marketing manager is contemplating a $44 discount to stimulate volume. Is this discount advisable? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using activity-based costing. (Round activity based application rates, overhead application and the final answers to 2 decimal places.) Type A Type B Unit manufacturing costs Chapter 5 1 Maxey & Sons manufactures two types of storage cabinets-Type A and Type B-and applies manufacturing overhead to all units at the rate of $136 per machine hour. Production information follows. 6.25 points Anticipated volume (units) Direct-material cost per unit Direct-labor cost per unit Type A 27,200 $ 36 41 Type B 51,080 $ 54 41 Skipped The controller, who is studying the use of activity-based costing, has determined that the firm's overhead can be identified with three activities: manufacturing setups, machine processing, and product shipping. Data on the number of setups, machine hours, and outgoing shipments, which are the activities' three respective cost drivers, follow. eBook Type A 156 Setups Machine hours Outgoing shipments Type B 116 76,500 15e Total 272 130,980 350 References 54,480 280 The firm's total overhead of $17.802.400 is subdivided as follows: manufacturing setups, $3.884,160; machine processing. $10.681.440: and product shipping. $3.236.800. Required: 1. Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using the company's current overhead costing procedures. 2. Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using activity-based costing. 3. Is the cost of the Type A storage cabinet overstated or understated (i.e., distorted) by the use of machine hours to allocate total manufacturing overhead to production? By how much? 4. Assume that the current selling price of a Type A storage cabinet is $398.00 and the marketing manager is contemplating a $44 discount to stimulate volume. Is this discount advisable? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Is the cost of the Type A storage cabinet overstated or understated (i.e., distorted) by the use of machine hours to allocate total manufacturing overhead to production? By how much? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round activity based application rates, overhead application and the final answers to 2 decimal places.) Type A store cabinet line is Chapter 5 1 Maxey & Sons manufactures two types of storage cabinets-Type A and Type B-and applies manufacturing overhead to all units at the rate of $136 per machine hour. Production information follows. 6.25 points Anticipated volume (units) Direct-material cost per unit Direct-labor cost per unit Type A 27, 2ee $ 36 41 Type B 51,080 $ 54 41 Skipped The controller, who is studying the use of activity-based costing, has determined that the firm's overhead can be identified with three activities: manufacturing setups, machine processing and product shipping. Data on the number of setups, machine hours, and outgoing shipments, which are the activities' three respective cost drivers, follow. eBook Type A 156 54,400 200 Setups Machine hours Outgoing shipments Type B 116 76,5ee 150 Total 272 139,900 350 References The firm's total overhead of $17.802.400 is subdivided as follows: manufacturing setups. $3.884.160; machine processing. $10.681.440: and product shipping. $3.236.800. Required: 1. Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using the company's current overhead costing procedures. 2. Compute the unit manufacturing cost of Type A and Type B storage cabinets by using activity-based costing. 3. Is the cost of the Type A storage cabinet overstated or understated (i.e., distorted) by the use of machine hours to allocate total manufacturing overhead to production? By how much? 4. Assume that the current selling price of a Type A storage cabinet is $398.00 and the marketing manager is contemplating a $44 discount to stimulate volume. Is this discount advisable? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Assume that the current selling price of a Type A storage cabinet is $398.00 and the marketing manager is contemplating a $44 discount to stimulate volume. Is this discount advisable? lores Ono
