Acme Inc. applies manufacturing overhead using an ABC system. The total estimated overhead cost for the current year is $4,480,000. Here are selected data regarding the three activity based allocation rates:
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
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![Acme Inc. applies manufacturing overhead
using an ABC system. The total estimated
overhead cost for the current year is
$4,480,000. Here are selected data regarding
the three activity based allocation rates:
Activity Setups Assembly Packaging
Estimated costs Estimated usage 1,600
setups Allocation base Setups Machine hours
Units packaged ? ? $800,000 300 per setup
32 per machine hour To simplify its job
costing system, Acme is thinking about using
a single overhead rate with machine hours as
the allocation base. If Acme used a single
overhead rate based on machine hours rather
than an ABC system, what would be the
plantwide overhead rate? $44.80 $41.60
$48.80 $49.60 None of the above](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F83625f5d-9529-4491-96df-d29a574ffdc2%2F514c3e50-86d9-43dc-bc6a-6126ea99a640%2Fmkqboaj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![Acme Inc. applies manufacturing overhead using an ABC system. The total entit
cost for the current year is $4,480,000. Here are selected data regarding the the act
allocation rates:
Activity
Setups
Assembly
Packaging
Estimated costs
?
?
$800,000
To simplify its job costing system, Acme is thinking about using a single overhead rate with
machine hours as the allocation base. If Acme used a single overhead rate based on machine
hours rather than an ABC system, what would be the plantwide overhead rate?
O$44.80
O $41.60
O$48.80
Allocation base Estimated usage
Setups
1,600 setups
Machine hours
?
Units packaged
20,000 units
O $49.60
O None of the above](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F83625f5d-9529-4491-96df-d29a574ffdc2%2F514c3e50-86d9-43dc-bc6a-6126ea99a640%2Fm2g0ymo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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