Required information 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 Total Cost of Pool Suppose that Gable Company manufactures three products, A, B, and C. Information about these products follows: Product A Product B Product C Cost Driver $398,200 Number of machine hours 89,725 Number of design hours 70,413 Number of batches Total Overhead Assigned Product A Product B Product C 35,000 45,000 2,050 3,700 40 170 Estimated Cost Driver 90,500 9,250 490 10,500 3,500 280 Required: Using activity rates, determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product. (Do not round intermediate calculation

Required information 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 Total Cost of Pool Suppose that Gable Company manufactures three products, A, B, and C. Information about these products follows: Product A Product B Product C Cost Driver $398,200 Number of machine hours 89,725 Number of design hours 70,413 Number of batches Total Overhead Assigned Product A Product B Product C 35,000 45,000 2,050 3,700 40 170 Estimated Cost Driver 90,500 9,250 490 10,500 3,500 280 Required: Using activity rates, determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product. (Do not round intermediate calculation

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter4: Activity-based Costing

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