Activity-Based Environmental Cost Assignments Pinter Company had the following environmental activities and product information: 1. Environmental activity costs Activity Costs Design products (to reduce pollution) $ 129,600      Test for contamination 230,400      Treat toxic waste 720,000      Operate pollution control equipment 576,000      2. Driver data   Solvent X Solvent Y Design hours 2,900           1,900           Testing hours 5,100           7,700           Pounds of waste 600           15,400           Machine hours 2,900           61,100           3. Other production data   Solvent X Solvent Y Nonenvironmental production costs $2,176,000      $4,128,000      Units produced 320,000      320,000      4. Activity rates that will be used to assign environmental costs to products. Design Produts 27 per design hour Testing 18 per test hour Treating waste 45 per pound of waste Operating equipment 9 per machine hour 1. Determine the unit environmental and unit costs of each product using ABC. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Activities Solvent X Solvent Y Unit environmental cost $fill in the blank $fill in the blank Unit cost $fill in the blank $fill in the blank

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Activity-Based Environmental Cost Assignments

Pinter Company had the following environmental activities and product information:

1. Environmental activity costs

Activity Costs
Design products (to reduce pollution) $ 129,600     
Test for contamination 230,400     
Treat toxic waste 720,000     
Operate pollution control equipment 576,000     

2. Driver data

  Solvent X Solvent Y
Design hours 2,900           1,900          
Testing hours 5,100           7,700          
Pounds of waste 600           15,400          
Machine hours 2,900           61,100          

3. Other production data

  Solvent X Solvent Y
Nonenvironmental production costs $2,176,000      $4,128,000     
Units produced 320,000      320,000     

4. Activity rates that will be used to assign environmental costs to products.

Design Produts 27 per design hour

Testing 18 per test hour

Treating waste 45 per pound of waste

Operating equipment 9 per machine hour

1. Determine the unit environmental and unit costs of each product using ABC. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Activities Solvent X Solvent Y
Unit environmental cost $fill in the blank $fill in the blank
Unit cost $fill in the blank $fill in the blank

 

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