Comparing ABC and Plantwide Overhead Cost Assignments

Castle Dale Company uses activity$-$based costing $($ABC$).$ The controller identified two activities and their budgeted costs:

Line Item Description Amount

Setting up equipment $$988,000$

Other overheard $$2,808,000$

Setting up equipment is based on setup hours, and other overhead is based on oven hours.

Castle Dale produces two products, Fudge and Cookies. Information on each product is as follows:

Line Item Description Fudge Cookies

Batches produced $16,000890,000$

Setup hours $15,2003,800$

Oven hours $2,60018,200$