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Keller Company makes two models of battery-operated boats, the Sandy Beach and the Rocky River. Basic production information follows: Sandy Beach Rocky River Direct materials

Keller Company makes two models of battery-operated boats, the Sandy Beach and the Rocky River. Basic production information follows:

Sandy Beach Rocky River
Direct materials cost per unit $ 19.30 $ 26.60
Direct labor cost per unit 14.80 19.10
Sales price per unit 83.40 105.00
Expected production per month 1,200 units 910 units

Keller has monthly overhead of $11,104, which is divided into the following cost pools:

Setup costs $ 2,400
Quality control 5,766
Maintenance 2,938
Total $ 11,104

The company has also compiled the following information about the chosen cost drivers:

Sandy Beach Rocky River Total
Number of setups 11 29 40
Number of inspections 180 285 465
Number of machine hours 1,300 1,300 2,600

Required: 1. Suppose Keller uses a traditional costing system with machine hours as the cost driver. Determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product line. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amounmt

Answer is

Sandy Beach = 5552

Rockey River-5552

Total -11104

Please help with questions 2-8 if possible explain

2. Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Kellers products under a traditional costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Sandy beach

rocky River

3. Calculate Kellers gross margin per unit for each product under the traditional costing system

Sandy beach

Rocky River

Setup Costs
Quality Control
Maintenance

5. Assuming an ABC system, assign overhead costs to each product based on activity demands.(Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Over head assigned to Sandy beach.....Overhead to Rocky River

Setup cost

quaility control

Maitnence

Total

6. Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Kellers products with an ABC system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

7. Calculate Kellers gross margin per unit for each product under an ABC system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

8. Compare the gross margin per unit of each product under the traditional system and ABC. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

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