Compute the cost that is assigned to the car wheels and truck wheels product lines using an activity-based costing system, given the following information. Estimated Use of Cost Drivers per Product Car Truck Number of setups 200 800 Direct labor hours 36,000 45,000 Number of inspections 100 1,100 Car Wheels Truck Wheels Setting up machines 48600 173600 Assembling 144000 %24 144000 Inspection 24300 24300 Total cost assigned %24 216900 341900 %24 %24
Compute the cost that is assigned to the car wheels and truck wheels product lines using an activity-based costing system, given the following information. Estimated Use of Cost Drivers per Product Car Truck Number of setups 200 800 Direct labor hours 36,000 45,000 Number of inspections 100 1,100 Car Wheels Truck Wheels Setting up machines 48600 173600 Assembling 144000 %24 144000 Inspection 24300 24300 Total cost assigned %24 216900 341900 %24 %24
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Transcribed Image Text:Compute the cost that is assigned to the car wheels and truck wheels product lines using an activity-based costing system, given
the following information.
Estimated Use of Cost Drivers per Product
Car
Truck
Number of setups
200
800
Direct labor hours
36,000
45,000
Number of inspections
100
1,100
Car Wheels
Truck Wheels
Setting up machines
24
48600
24
173600
Assembling
144000
%24
144000
Inspection
24300
24
24300
Total cost assigned
24
216900
%24
341900
%24
%24
%24

Transcribed Image Text:Altex Inc. manufactures two products: car wheels and truck wheels. To determine the amount of overhead to assign to each product
line, the controller, Robert Hermann, has developed the following information.
Car
Truck
Estimated wheels produced
36,000
15,000
Direct labor hours per wheel
3
Total estimated overhead costs for the two product lines are $ 858,600.
Your answer is incorrect.
Calculate overhead rate. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)
Overhead rate $
10.60
per direct labor hour
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X Your answer is incorrect.
Compute the overhead cost assigned to the car wheels and truck wheels, assuming that direct labor hours is used to allocate
overhead costs.
Car wheels
36000
Truck wheels
45000
%24
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