Urban Elite Cosmetics has used a traditional cost accounting system to apply quality-control costs uniformly to all products at a rate of 17 percent of direct-labor cost. Monthly direct-labor cost for Satin Sheen makeup is $104,000. In an attempt to more equitably distribute quality-control costs, management is considering activity-based costing. The monthly data shown in the following chart have been gathered for Satin Sheen makeup.

Activity Cost Pool	Cost Driver	Pool Rates			Quantity of Driver for Satin Sheen
Incoming material inspection	Type of material	$	29.00	per type		29	types
In-process inspection	Number of units		0.31	per unit		39,000	units
Product certification	Per order		158.00	per order		55	orders

Required:

1. Calculate the monthly quality-control cost to be assigned to the Satin Sheen product line under each of the following product-costing systems.

a. Traditional system, which assigns overhead on the basis of direct-labor cost.

b. Activity-based costing.

2. Does the traditional product-costing system overcost or undercost the Satin Sheen product line with respect to quality-control costs? By what amount?

Assigned Cost a. Traditional system b. Activity-based costing Traditional system by