Comparing ABC and Plantwide Overhead Cost Assignments Castle Dale Company uses activity-based costing (ABC). The controller identified two activities and their budgeted costs: Line Item Description Amount Setting up equipment $336,000 Other overheard $5,376,000 Setting up equipment is based on setup hours, and other overhead is based on oven hours.Castle Dale produces two products, Fudge and Cookies. Information on each product is as follows: Line Item Description Fudge Cookies Batches produced 16,000 890,000 Setup hours 5,600 1,400 Oven hours 4,200 29,400 Required: 1.  Calculate the activity rate for (a) setting up equipment and (b) other overhead. Line Item Description Activity rate a.  Setting up equipment $fill in the blank 1 per setup hour b.  Other overhead $fill in the blank 2 per oven hour 2.  How much total overhead is assigned to Fudge using ABC?fill in the blank 1 of 1$ 3.  What is the unit overhead assigned to Fudge using ABC? Round to the nearest cent.fill in the blank 1 of 1$per unit 4.  Now, ignoring the ABC results, calculate the plantwide overhead rate, based on oven hours. Round to the nearest cent. fill in the blank 1 of 1$ per oven hour 5.  How much total overhead is assigned to Fudge using the plantwide overhead rate?fill in the blank 1 of 1$ 6a.  The difference in the total overhead assigned to Fudge is different under the ABC system and non–ABC system because    . 6b.  What is the difference in total overhead assigned to fudge under the two methods?fill in the blank 1 of 1$                           Check My Work2 more Check My Work uses remaining.

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  1. Comparing ABC and Plantwide Overhead Cost Assignments

    Castle Dale Company uses activity-based costing (ABC). The controller identified two activities and their budgeted costs:

    Line Item Description Amount
    Setting up equipment $336,000
    Other overheard $5,376,000

    Setting up equipment is based on setup hours, and other overhead is based on oven hours.
    Castle Dale produces two products, Fudge and Cookies. Information on each product is as follows:

    Line Item Description Fudge Cookies
    Batches produced 16,000 890,000
    Setup hours 5,600 1,400
    Oven hours 4,200 29,400

    Required:

    1.  Calculate the activity rate for (a) setting up equipment and (b) other overhead.

    Line Item Description Activity rate
    a.  Setting up equipment $fill in the blank 1 per setup hour
    b.  Other overhead $fill in the blank 2 per oven hour

    2.  How much total overhead is assigned to Fudge using ABC?
    fill in the blank 1 of 1$

    3.  What is the unit overhead assigned to Fudge using ABC? Round to the nearest cent.
    fill in the blank 1 of 1$per unit

    4.  Now, ignoring the ABC results, calculate the plantwide overhead rate, based on oven hours. Round to the nearest cent. 
    fill in the blank 1 of 1$ per oven hour

    5.  How much total overhead is assigned to Fudge using the plantwide overhead rate?
    fill in the blank 1 of 1$

    6a.  The difference in the total overhead assigned to Fudge is different under the ABC system and non–ABC system because 

     

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    6b.  What is the difference in total overhead assigned to fudge under the two methods?

    fill in the blank 1 of 1$

     

     
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