Chrzan, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product E0 and Product N0. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:     Expected Production Direct Labor-Hours Per Unit Total Direct Labor-Hours Product E0 330 9.3 3,069 Product N0 1,150 8.3 9,545 Total direct labor-hours     12,614     The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:         Estimated Expected Activity Activity Cost Pools Activity Measures Overhead Cost Product E0 Product N0 Total Labor-related DLHs $ 297,890 3,069 9,545 12,614 Production orders orders   57,087 450 550 1,000 Order size MHs   581,366 5,150 4,850 10,000     $ 936,343           The activity rate for the Order Size activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to: Multiple Choice A. $57.09 per MH B. $58.14 per MH C. $74.23 per MH D. $31.21 per MH

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Chrzan, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product E0 and Product N0. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:

 

  Expected Production Direct Labor-Hours Per Unit Total Direct Labor-Hours
Product E0 330 9.3 3,069
Product N0 1,150 8.3 9,545
Total direct labor-hours     12,614
 

 

The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:  

 

    Estimated Expected Activity
Activity Cost Pools Activity Measures Overhead Cost Product E0 Product N0 Total
Labor-related DLHs $ 297,890 3,069 9,545 12,614
Production orders orders   57,087 450 550 1,000
Order size MHs   581,366 5,150 4,850 10,000
    $ 936,343      
 

 

The activity rate for the Order Size activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:

Multiple Choice

A. $57.09 per MH
B. $58.14 per MH
C. $74.23 per MH
D. $31.21 per MH
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In activity based costing, all overhead costs will be allocated on the basis of activities on the basis of cost drivers.

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