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Saddle Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor costs.

Saddle Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor costs. The president has heard of activity-based costing and wants to see how the results would differ if this system were used. Two activity cost pools were developed: machining and machine setup. Presented below is information related to the companys operations.

Activity Cost Pools and Drivers
Activity

Standard

Custom

Direct Labor Costs $50,000 $100,000
Machine Hours 1,500 1,500
Setup Hours 90 420

Total estimated overhead costs are $306,900. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $210,000, and $96,900 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.

Compute the overhead rate using the traditional (plantwide) approach.

Round answer to 2 decimal places

Response - Overhead Rate
Predetermined Overhead Rate

%_______

of Direct Labor Cost

Compute the overhead rates using the activity-based costing approach.

Response - Overhead Rate
Machining

$ _______

per Machine Hour

Machine Setup

$_________

per Setup Hour

Determine the difference (in costs) in allocation between the two approaches.

Round answer to the nearest dollar. IF your calculation is $10.01, enter 10.

Traditional Costing

Standard ___ $

Custom ___ $

Activity-Based Costing

Standard ___ $

Custom ___ $

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