Genious Corporation implemented activity-based costing several years ago and uses it for its external financial reports. The company has four activity cost pools, which are listed below. Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Estimated Overhead Cost Machine related Machine Hours $90,000 Purchase orders Number of orders $126,000 Machine setups Number of Setups $200,000 General factory Number of labor hrs $60,000 Expected Activity 5,000 Mhs 2,800 orders 10,000 setups 4,000 Dlhs Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. Actual activity during the year was as follows: Activity Cost Pool Machine related Purchase orders Machine setups General factory Actual Activity 10,500 Mhs 800 orders 1,500 setups 8,000 Dlhs It is expected that the company will produce 62,500 units. Compute the activity rate for each activity. Compute the per unit cost for overhead
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
- Genious Corporation implemented activity-based costing several years ago and uses it for its external financial reports. The company has four activity cost pools, which are listed below.
Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Estimated
Expected Activity
5,000 Mhs
2,800 orders
10,000 setups
4,000 Dlhs
follows:
Activity Cost Pool
Machine related Purchase orders Machine setups General factory
Actual Activity
10,500 Mhs
800 orders
1,500 setups
8,000 Dlhs
It is expected that the company will produce 62,500 units.
- Compute the activity rate for each activity.
- Compute the per unit cost for overhead
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