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Chapter 26, Problem 26.16EX
Single plantwide rate and activity-based costing
Whirlpool Corporation conducted an activity-based costing study of its Evansville, Indiana, plant in order to identify its most profitable products. Assume that we select three representative refrigerators (out of 333): one low-, one medium-, and one high-volume refrigerator. Additionally, we assume the following activity-base information for each of the three refrigerators:
Prior to conducting the study, the factory overhead allocation was based on a single machine hour rate. The machine hour rate was $200 per hour. After conducting the activity-based costing study, assume that three activities were used to allocate the factory overhead. The new activity rate information is assumed to be as follows:
| Machining Activity | Setup Activity | Sales order Processing Activity | |
| Activity rate | $160 | $240 | $55 |
A. Complete the following table, using the single machine hour rate to determine the per-unit factory overhead for each refrigerator (Column A) and the three activity-based rates to determine the activity-based factory overhead per unit (Column B). Finally, compute the percent change in per-unit allocation from the single to activity-based rate methods (Column C). (Round per-unit overhead to two decimal places and percents to one decimal place.)
| Product Volume Class | Column A Single Rate Overhead Allocation per Unit | Column B ABC Overhead Allocation per Unit | Column C Percent Change in Allocation (Col. B - Col. A)/Col. A |
| Low | |||
| Medium | |||
| High |
B. Why is the traditional overhead rate per machine hour greater under the single rate method than under the activity-based method?
C. Interpret Column C in your table from part (A).
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Driver Corp. is considering the use of activity-based costing. The following information is provided for the production of two product lines:
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Driver plans to produce 250 units of Product A and 200 units of Product B. Compute the ABC indirect manufacturing cost per unit for each product. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)
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Begin by selecting the formula to calculate the predetermined overhead (OH) allocation rate. Then enter the amounts to compute the allocation rate for each activity. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)
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allocation rate
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Activity
Setup
Machine maintenance
Total indirect manufacturing
costs
Direct labor hours
Number of setups
Number of machine hours
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$
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Allocation Base
106,000 Number of setups
60,000
Number of machine hours
$ 166,000
Product A
5,000
30
960
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Product B
7,000
170
3,040
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12,000
200
4,000
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Chapter 26 Solutions
FINANCIAL+MANG.-W/ACCESS PRACTICE SET
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