Wilkins 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 company’s operations.
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Standard
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Custom
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Direct labor costs |
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$42,700 |
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$106,000 |
Machine hours |
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1,290 |
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1,180 |
Setup hours |
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100 |
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380 |
Total estimated overhead costs are $307,600. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $196,000, and $111,600 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.