Exercise 9-38 and 9-39 (Static) Skip to question   Upriver Parts manufactures two products, V-1 and V-2, at its River Plant. Selected data for an average month for the two products follow.     V-1 V-2 Units produced   10,000     1,000   Direct materials cost per unit $ 2   $ 4   Machine hours per unit   1     2   Production runs per month   80     40       Production at the plant is automated and any labor cost is included in overhead. Data on manufacturing overhead at the plant follow.       Machine depreciation $ 36,000   Setup labor   18,000   Material handling   14,400   Total $ 68,400       Exercise 9-38 (Static) Activity-Based Costing and Cost Driver Rates (LO 9-4) Required: a. Upriver currently applies overhead on the basis of machine hours. What is the predetermined overhead rate for the month? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Upriver is thinking of adopting an ABC system. They have tentatively chosen the following cost drivers: machine hours for machine depreciation, production runs for setup labor, and direct material dollars for material handling. Compute the cost driver rates for the proposed system at Upriver.

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Exercise 9-38 and 9-39 (Static)

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Upriver Parts manufactures two products, V-1 and V-2, at its River Plant. Selected data for an average month for the two products follow.
 

  V-1 V-2
Units produced   10,000     1,000  
Direct materials cost per unit $ 2   $ 4  
Machine hours per unit   1     2  
Production runs per month   80     40  
 

 
Production at the plant is automated and any labor cost is included in overhead. Data on manufacturing overhead at the plant follow.

 

   
Machine depreciation $ 36,000  
Setup labor   18,000  
Material handling   14,400  
Total $ 68,400  
 

 

Exercise 9-38 (Static) Activity-Based Costing and Cost Driver Rates (LO 9-4)

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a. Upriver currently applies overhead on the basis of machine hours. What is the predetermined overhead rate for the month? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. Upriver is thinking of adopting an ABC system. They have tentatively chosen the following cost drivers: machine hours for machine depreciation, production runs for setup labor, and direct material dollars for material handling. Compute the cost driver rates for the proposed system at Upriver.

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