Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 15th Edition
Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 15th Edition
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133803815
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.24E

1.

Simple Costing System:

Simple costing system is one of a method of costing to estimate the amount of allocating the overhead cost of resources to the associated product based on the manufacture of the total units of that product, machine and labor hour consumed to manufacture that product.

Activity Based Costing:

Activity based costing is one of the methods of costing to identify the activities performed to manufacture a product and to allocate the overhead cost of resources or indirect cost to the related products.

To determine

To calculate: The cost of an interior door and an exterior door under the simple costing system.

2.

To determine

To calculate: The cost of an interior door and an exterior door under the activity based costing system.

3.

To determine

To compare: The cost of the doors in requirement 1 and 2 and to find the reason for difference in the cost per unit of exterior and interior goods as per simple costing system and activity based costing system.

4.

To determine

To explain: The use of new cost information from activity based costing system.

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