Managerial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 3.6GAP
To determine
Concept introduction:
Activity Based Costing (ABC):
ABC costing method is generally used to allocate the
To calculate:
The Production cost per unit for each product using the ABC system
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Chrzan, Incorporated, manufactures and sells two products: Product EO and Product NO. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:
Product E0
Product Ne
Total direct labor-hours
Activity Cost Pools
Labor-related
Production orders
Order size
The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:
Estimated
Overhead
Cost
Multiple Choice
$33.94 per MH
$54.20 per MH
Direct
Expected Labor-Hours
Production
Per Unit
10.1
410
1,550
9.1
$51.98 per MH
$21.40 per MH
Activity
Measures
DLHS
orders
MHs
Total
Direct
Labor-
Hours
$ 301,890
61,087
585,366
$948,343
The activity rate for the Order Size activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:
4,141
14, 105
18,246
Product E
4,141
850
5,550
Expected Activity
Product NO
14, 105
950
5,250
Total
18,246
1,800
10,800
Gable Company uses three activity cost pools. Each pool has a cost driver. Information for Gable Company follows:
Activity Cost Pools
Total Cost of Pool
Cost Driver
Estimated Cost Driver
Machining
$
183,300
Number of machine hours
61,100
Designing costs
47,725
Number of design hours
5,750
Setup costs
71,150
Number of batches
500
Suppose that Gable Company manufactures three products, A, B, and C. Information about these products follows:
Product A
Product B
Product C
Number of machine hours
21,000
31,000
9,100
Number of design hours
2,300
1,350
2,100
Number of batches
60
180
260
How would you find the total overhead?
Requ
Gable Company uses three activity cost pools. Each pool has a cost driver. Information for Gable Company follows:
Activity Cost Pools
Machining
Designing costs
Setup costs
Number of machine hours
Number of design hours
Number of batches
Suppose that Gable Company manufactures three products, A, B, and C. Information about these products follows:
Product A Product B Product C
26,000
2,800
40
Total Cost
of Pool
Cost Driver
$250,600 Number of machine hours
61,600 Number of design hours
66,402 Number of batches
Product A
Product B
Product C
Total Overhead
Assigned
36,000
1,600
170
Estimated
Cost Driver
71,600
7,000
465
9,600
2,600
255
Required:
1. Using activity proportions, determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product. (Do not round your intermediate
calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole number.)
Chapter 4 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
Ch. 4 - What is the difference between a volume-based cost...Ch. 4 - Explain the statement that traditional costing...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3QCh. 4 - How does activity-based costing differ from...Ch. 4 - What types of business might use activity-based...Ch. 4 - Prob. 6QCh. 4 - Prob. 7QCh. 4 - Prob. 8QCh. 4 - Why must costs be classified into different...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10Q
Ch. 4 - Prob. 11QCh. 4 - Explain the difference between the activity-rate...Ch. 4 - Define activity-based management and explain how...Ch. 4 - Prob. 14QCh. 4 - Prob. 15QCh. 4 - What is non-value-added activity. Considering the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 17QCh. 4 - Prob. 18QCh. 4 - Prob. 19QCh. 4 - Prob. 20QCh. 4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 4 - Both traditional and ABC cost systems focus on...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 4 - Number of setups is an example of a a. Unit-level...Ch. 4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 4 - Prob. 6MCCh. 4 - Prob. 7MCCh. 4 - Prob. 8MCCh. 4 - Prob. 9MCCh. 4 - Prob. 10MCCh. 4 - Prob. 1MECh. 4 - Prob. 2MECh. 4 - Prob. 3MECh. 4 - Identifying terms in ABC and ABM Use the following...Ch. 4 - Prob. 5MECh. 4 - Prob. 6MECh. 4 - Assigning Costs Using Activity Proportions Refer...Ch. 4 - Calculating Activity Rates for ABC System Lakeside...Ch. 4 - Prob. 9MECh. 4 - Prob. 10MECh. 4 - Prob. 11MECh. 4 - Prob. 12MECh. 4 - Classifying Activities According to Level,...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2ECh. 4 - Prob. 3ECh. 4 - Assigning Costs Using Activity Rates Refer to the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 5ECh. 4 - Prob. 6ECh. 4 - Prob. 7ECh. 4 - Prob. 8ECh. 4 - Prob. 9ECh. 4 - Prob. 10ECh. 4 - Comparing Traditional Costing Systems and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 12ECh. 4 - Prob. 13ECh. 4 - Prob. 14ECh. 4 - Prob. 15ECh. 4 - Identifying Value-Added and Non-Value-Added...Ch. 4 - Prob. 17ECh. 4 - Prob. 18ECh. 4 - Calculating Target Cost Majesty Company uses...Ch. 4 - Assigning Costs using Traditional System, ABC...Ch. 4 - Assigning Costs using Traditional System, ABC...Ch. 4 - Prob. 1.3GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.4GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.5GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.1GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.2GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.3GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.4GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.5GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.1GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.2GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.3GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.4GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.5GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.6GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.7GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.8GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.1GAPCh. 4 - Describing the Impact of ABM and TQM on a Company...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.3GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.4GAPCh. 4 - Describing the Impact of ABM and TQM on a Company...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.6GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.7GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.8GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 5.2GAPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.1GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.2GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.3GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.4GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 1.5GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.1GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.2GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.3GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.4GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 2.5GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.1GBPCh. 4 - Selecting Cost Drivers, Assigning Costs using...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3.3GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.4GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.5GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.6GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.7GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 3.8GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.1GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.2GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.3GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.4GBPCh. 4 - Selecting Cost Drivers, Assigning Costs Using...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.6GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.7GBPCh. 4 - Prob. 4.8GBPCh. 4 - Defining Concepts of Target Costing, Just-in-Time,...Ch. 4 - Defining Concepts of Target Costing, Just-in-Time,...
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