Asteroid produces and sells mountain bikes and has four keys products. this year, for the first time,it is operating an activity based costing system in parallel with its long-standing traditional costing system (which absorbs overheads on a machine hour basis). the planned production activity-based cost pools and cost driver activity levels for all the output for the year are as follow: Activity Cost Pool Activity Level Purchasing materials  750.000 5000 purchase orders  Storing materials 800.000 1600 issue notes Setting up machinery 600.000 600 set-ups Running machinery 990.000 10.000 machine hours Total production overheads 3140.000   An analysis of actual production output for its two star products shows the following figures: Activity Tour Giro Units produced  1500 800 Purchase orders 1500 500 Store issue notes 800 400 Set-ups 235 100 Machine Hours 4000 3000 furthermore, cost in euro for direct material and hour for these two models are as follow:   Tour Giro Direct materials costs 150.000euro 60.000 euro Direct Labour costs 700.000euro 110.500 euro Calculate the total production cost of both products ‘Tour’ and ‘Giro; using: a. Traditional costing system approach b. Activity based costing approach

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Asteroid produces and sells mountain bikes and has four keys products. this year, for the first time,it is operating an activity based costing system in parallel with its long-standing traditional costing system (which absorbs overheads on a machine hour basis). the planned production activity-based cost pools and cost driver activity levels for all the output for the year are as follow:

Activity Cost Pool Activity Level
Purchasing materials  750.000 5000 purchase orders 
Storing materials 800.000 1600 issue notes
Setting up machinery 600.000 600 set-ups
Running machinery 990.000 10.000 machine hours
Total production overheads 3140.000  

An analysis of actual production output for its two star products shows the following figures:

Activity Tour Giro
Units produced  1500 800
Purchase orders 1500 500
Store issue notes 800 400
Set-ups 235 100
Machine Hours 4000 3000

furthermore, cost in euro for direct material and hour for these two models are as follow:

  Tour Giro
Direct materials costs 150.000euro 60.000 euro
Direct Labour costs 700.000euro 110.500 euro

Calculate the total production cost of both products ‘Tour’ and ‘Giro; using:

a. Traditional costing system approach

b. Activity based costing approach

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