Ivory Corporation manufactures two products (A and B). The overhead costs have been divided into four cost pools that use the following activity drivers:   Product Number of Orders Number of Set-ups Number of Labor Transactions Labor Hours A B Cost per pool 20 5 Rs.15,000 35 70 Rs.8,400 1,000 1,500 Rs.120,000 75 125 Rs.40,000   Required: Compute the allocation rates for each of the activity drivers listed. Allocate the overhead cost to Product A and B using activity-based-costing. Compute the overhead rate using machine hours under the functional based costing system.

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Ivory Corporation manufactures two products (A and B). The overhead costs have been divided into four cost pools that use the following activity drivers:

 

Product

Number of Orders

Number of Set-ups

Number of Labor Transactions

Labor Hours

A

B

Cost per pool

20

5

Rs.15,000

35

70

Rs.8,400

1,000

1,500

Rs.120,000

75

125

Rs.40,000

 

Required:

  1. Compute the allocation rates for each of the activity drivers listed.
  2. Allocate the overhead cost to Product A and B using activity-based-costing.
  3. Compute the overhead rate using machine hours under the functional based costing system.
  4. Allocate the overhead cost to Product A and B using the functional-based costing system overhead rate calculated in part C.
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