Activity-Based Product Costing Roberts Company produces two weed eaters: basic and advanced. The company has four activities: machining, engineering, receiving, and inspection. Information on these activities and their drivers is given below.     Basic      Advanced      Total Units produced         110,000         330,000         — Prime costs         $9,020,000         $38,280,000         $47,300,000 Machine hours         110,000         550,000         660,000 Engineering hours         400         3,600         4,000 Receiving orders         300         900         1,200 Inspection hours         1,000         2,000         3,000         Overhead costs:         Machining         $9,900,000 Engineering         2,240,000 Receiving         240,000 Inspecting products         390,000   Required: 1. Calculate the four activity rates. Machining rate 15 Engineering rate 560 Receiving rate 200 Inspecting rate 130   2. Calculate the unit costs using activity rates. Round your answers to the nearest cent.   Unit cost Basic   Advanced     Calculate the overhead cost per unit. Round your answers to the nearest cent.   Overhead Cost Basic   Advanced     3. If consumption ratios instead of activity rates were used to assign costs instead of activity rates, show the cost assignment for the inspection activity.   Cost assignment Basic   Advanced

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Activity-Based Product Costing

Roberts Company produces two weed eaters: basic and advanced. The company has four activities: machining, engineering, receiving, and inspection. Information on these activities and their drivers is given below.

    Basic      Advanced      Total
Units produced         110,000         330,000        
Prime costs         $9,020,000         $38,280,000         $47,300,000
Machine hours         110,000         550,000         660,000
Engineering hours         400         3,600         4,000
Receiving orders         300         900         1,200
Inspection hours         1,000         2,000         3,000
       
Overhead costs:        
Machining         $9,900,000
Engineering         2,240,000
Receiving         240,000
Inspecting products         390,000

 

Required:

1. Calculate the four activity rates.

Machining rate 15
Engineering rate 560
Receiving rate 200
Inspecting rate 130

 

2. Calculate the unit costs using activity rates. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

  Unit cost
Basic  
Advanced  

 

Calculate the overhead cost per unit. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

  Overhead Cost
Basic  
Advanced  

 

3. If consumption ratios instead of activity rates were used to assign costs instead of activity rates, show the cost assignment for the inspection activity.

  Cost assignment
Basic  
Advanced  
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