XYZ Co. manufactures three types of remote-control devices: X, Y, and Z. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers). Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below. Actlvity Cost Cost Driver Material handling $225,000 Number of parts Material insertion 2,475,000 Number of parts Automated machinery 840,000 Machine hours Finishing 170,000 Direct labor hours Packaging 170,000 Orders shipped Total $3.880,000 The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year: Y Units to be produced 10,000 5,000 2,000 Orders to be shipped 1,000 500 200 Number of parts per unit 10 15 25 Machine hours per unit Labor hours per unit Under an activity-based costing system, what is the per-unit overhead cost of Z? O a. $164 O b. $440 EN

XYZ Co. manufactures three types of remote-control devices: X, Y, and Z. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers). Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below. Actlvity Cost Cost Driver Material handling $225,000 Number of parts Material insertion 2,475,000 Number of parts Automated machinery 840,000 Machine hours Finishing 170,000 Direct labor hours Packaging 170,000 Orders shipped Total $3.880,000 The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year: Y Units to be produced 10,000 5,000 2,000 Orders to be shipped 1,000 500 200 Number of parts per unit 10 15 25 Machine hours per unit Labor hours per unit Under an activity-based costing system, what is the per-unit overhead cost of Z? O a. $164 O b. $440 EN

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Chapter18: Activity-Based Costing

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