Epsilon Foods Epsilon Foods produces two products: Chocolate and Cookies. Chocolate: Direct materials - $70,000, Direct labor
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- Epsilon Foods produces two products: Chocolate and Cookies.
- Chocolate: Direct materials - $70,000, Direct labor - $40,000, Overhead - $20,000
- Cookies: Direct materials - $50,000, Direct labor - $30,000, Overhead - $15,000
The company uses traditional costing with overhead allocated based on direct labor hours. The total overhead cost is $35,000, and the total direct labor hours are 5,000. Chocolate uses 2,000 labor hours, and Cookies use 3,000 labor hours.
Requirement: Calculate the total cost for each product using traditional costing and compare it with the ABC method. Discuss the impact of the costing method on product pricing and profitability.###question_divider###
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077398194
3rd Edition
Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher
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