Saddle 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. Standard Custom Direct labor costs $43,000 $120,000 Machine hours 1,390 1,410 Setup hours 104 410 Total estimated overhead costs are $295,000. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $199,000, and $96,000 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool. Compute the overhead rate using the traditional (plantwide) approach. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.) Predetermined overhead rate enter the predetermined overhead rate in percentages of direct labor cost rounded to 2 decimal places % of direct labor cost eTextbook and Media

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Saddle 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.

   
Standard
 
Custom
Direct labor costs   $43,000   $120,000
Machine hours   1,390   1,410
Setup hours   104   410

Total estimated overhead costs are $295,000. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $199,000, and $96,000 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.
 
 
Compute the overhead rate using the traditional (plantwide) approach. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)

Predetermined overhead rate  
enter the predetermined overhead rate in percentages of direct labor cost rounded to 2 decimal places
 % of direct labor cost
 

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Compute the overhead rates using the activity-based costing approach. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)

Machining  
$enter a dollar amount per machine hour rounded to 2 decimal places 
 per machine hour
Machine setup  
$enter a dollar amount per setup hour rounded to 2 decimal places 
 per setup hour
 

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Determine the difference in allocation between the two approaches. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,225.)

Traditional costing    
Standard  
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places 
Custom  
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places 
     
Activity-based costing    
Standard  
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places 
Custom  
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places 
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