Finney Inc. has conducted an analysis of overhead costs related to one of its product lines using a traditional costing system (volume-based) and an activity-based costing system. Here are its results.                                            Traditional Costing                ABC Sales revenue                        $600,000                           $600,000 Overhead Costs: Product RX3                          $34,000                                $50,000 ProductY12                             36,000                                   20,000                                                  $70,000                                  $70,000 Explain how a difference in the overhead costs between the two systems may have occurred.

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Finney Inc. has conducted an analysis of overhead costs related to one of its product lines using a traditional costing system (volume-based) and an activity-based costing system. Here are its results.

                                           Traditional Costing                ABC

Sales revenue                        $600,000                           $600,000

Overhead Costs:

Product RX3                          $34,000                                $50,000

ProductY12                             36,000                                   20,000

                                                 $70,000                                  $70,000

Explain how a difference in the overhead costs between the two systems may have occurred.

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