Escuha Company produces two type of calculators: scientific and business. Both products pass through two producing departments. The business calculator is by far the most popular. The following data have been gathered for these two products:   Product-Related Data   Scientific Business Units produced per year 73,000 730,000 Prime costs $240,000 $2,400,000 Direct labor hours 95,100 951,000 Machine hours 47,700 477,000 Production runs 100 150 Inspection hours 2,000 3,000 Maintenance hours 2,250 9,000   Department Data   Department 1 Department 2 Direct labor hours:           Scientific calculator 72,300 22,800        Business calculator 133,140 817,860            Total 205,440 840,660 Machine hours:            Scientific calculator 23,500 24,200        Business calculator 394,800 82,200            Total 418,300 106,400 Overhead costs:            Setup costs $217,500 $217,500        Inspection costs 185,000 185,000        Power 241,000 157,000        Maintenance 216,000 222,750            Total $859,500 $782,250 Required: 1. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using a plantwide, unit-based rate using direct labor hours. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent. Plantwide rate $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour Overhead cost per unit: Scientific $fill in the blank 2 per unit Business $fill in the blank 3 per unit 2. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using departmental rates. In calculating departmental rates, use machine hours for Department 1 and direct labor hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required. Departmental rates: Department 1 $fill in the blank 4 per machine hour Department 2 $fill in the blank 5 per direct labor hour Overhead cost per unit: Scientific $fill in the blank 6 per unit Business $fill in the blank 7 per unit Repeat using direct labor hours for Department 1 and machine hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required. Departmental rates: Department 1 $fill in the blank 8 per direct labor hour Department 2 $fill in the blank 9 per machine hour Overhead cost per unit: Scientific $fill in the blank 10 per unit Business $fill in the blank 11 per unit 3. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using activity-based costing. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent.   Overhead Cost Scientific $fill in the blank 12 per unit Business $fill in the blank 13 per unit

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Escuha Company produces two type of calculators: scientific and business. Both products pass through two producing departments. The business calculator is by far the most popular. The following data have been gathered for these two products:

  Product-Related Data
  Scientific Business
Units produced per year 73,000 730,000
Prime costs $240,000 $2,400,000
Direct labor hours 95,100 951,000
Machine hours 47,700 477,000
Production runs 100 150
Inspection hours 2,000 3,000
Maintenance hours 2,250 9,000
  Department Data
  Department 1 Department 2
Direct labor hours:    
      Scientific calculator 72,300 22,800
       Business calculator 133,140 817,860
           Total 205,440 840,660
Machine hours:    
       Scientific calculator 23,500 24,200
       Business calculator 394,800 82,200
           Total 418,300 106,400
Overhead costs:    
       Setup costs $217,500 $217,500
       Inspection costs 185,000 185,000
       Power 241,000 157,000
       Maintenance 216,000 222,750
           Total $859,500 $782,250

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1. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using a plantwide, unit-based rate using direct labor hours. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent.

Plantwide rate $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour
Overhead cost per unit:
Scientific $fill in the blank 2 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 3 per unit

2. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using departmental rates. In calculating departmental rates, use machine hours for Department 1 and direct labor hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required.

Departmental rates:
Department 1 $fill in the blank 4 per machine hour
Department 2 $fill in the blank 5 per direct labor hour
Overhead cost per unit:
Scientific $fill in the blank 6 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 7 per unit

Repeat using direct labor hours for Department 1 and machine hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required.

Departmental rates:
Department 1 $fill in the blank 8 per direct labor hour
Department 2 $fill in the blank 9 per machine hour
Overhead cost per unit:
Scientific $fill in the blank 10 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 11 per unit

3. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using activity-based costing. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent.

  Overhead Cost
Scientific $fill in the blank 12 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 13 per unit
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