Maxey & Sons manufactures two types of storage cabinetsType A and Type Band applies manufacturing overhead to all units at the rate of $136 per machine hour. Production information follows.

Type A Type B Anticipated volume (units)27,20051,000Direct-material cost per unit$36$54Direct-labor cost per unit4141

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.

Type A Type B TotalSetups156116272Machine hours54,40076,500130,900Outgoing shipments200150350

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 cabinetsby 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 Astorage 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?