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e. How is ABC system different from traditional costing system? f. The use of which activity level, budgeted (same as expected) or maximum capacity, is consistent with ABC? Explain. g. How might the use of ABC based on maximum capacity activity level enhance a firm's ability to compete on price? Explain. h. If you were to recommend one of the costing systems for Wolseley Inc., which one would you pick and why? Case Analysis 1 Wolseley's dilemma of Traditional Costing versus Activity Based Costing Wolseley Manufacturing Corporation manufactures various electronics products and follows a traditional (job-order) costing system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to its products using a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labour-hours (DLHs). The company has two products, C18R and G19R, about which it has provided the following data: Direct materials per Director Directors per CIAR 5102 $8.40 GIOR 550 50 $25 20 130 Amuletion 30,00 10.000 The company's estimated total manufacturing overhead for the year is 1,464,480 and the company's estimated total direct labour-hours for the year is 24,000 The company is considering using a variation of activity based costing to determine its unit product costs for external reports. Data for this proposed activity-based costing system appear below: Activities and Activity Meaware Seperti direther (DLH Setting up machines etup Parts administrations party Total Estimated Cherhead Cod 5352.000 112.40 7 51464 CIR Total GIR 12.000 12.000 24,00 Acthies Supporting direct Isbour Setting up machines Part administratie 4 24 1104 Mike, who is the controller of the Company, is currently overseeing the project to switch from traditional costing to Activity-Based costing. He is in a meeting with the Cost Accountant of the company. The Controller goes over the data and makes the following comments: "Activity-Based Costing is a revelation in the modern-day world of manufacturing Industry. If we are correctly able to categorize the various nature of work into essential levels, then we can dramatically trace the precise nature of the