Harbour Company makes two models of electronic tablets, the Home and the Work. Basic production information follows:     Home Work Direct materials cost per unit $38 $69         Direct labor cost per unit $18 $36         Sales price per unit $358 $569         Expected production per month 690 units 400 units             Harbour has monthly overhead of $196,480, which is divided into the following cost pools:          Setup costs $ 89,440 Quality control   66,240 Maintenance   40,800 Total $ 196,480     The company has also compiled the following information about the chosen cost drivers:     Home Work Total Number of setups 38 66 104 Number of inspections 330 390 720 Number of machine hours 1,300 2,100 3,400       2. Required: Suppose Harbour uses a traditional costing system with machine hours as the cost driver. Determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product line. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Overhead Assigned to Home Model: Overhead Assigned to Work Model: Total Overhead Cost:               Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Harbour’s products under a traditional costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Home Unit Cost: Work Unit Cost:           Calculate Harbour’s gross margin per unit for each product under the traditional costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)   Home Gross Margin: Work Gross Margin:         Select the appropriate cost driver for each cost pool and calculate the activity rates if Harbour wanted to implement an ABC system. Activity Rate for Setup Costs with ABC system: Activity Rate for Quality Control with ABC system: Activity Rate for Maintenance with ABC system:         Assuming an ABC system, assign overhead costs to each product based on activity demands. Overhead Assigned to Home for Setup Costs: Overhead Assigned to Home for Quality Control: Overhead Assigned to Home for Maintenance: Total Overhead Cost for Home: Overhead Assigned to Work for Setup Costs: Overhead Assigned to Work for Quality Control: Overhead Assigned to Work for Maintenance: Total Overhead Cost for Work:           Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Harbour’s products in an ABC system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Home Unit Cost: Work Unit Cost:             Calculate Harbour’s gross margin per unit for each product under an ABC system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)   Home Gross Margin: Work Gross Margin:           Compare the gross margin of each product under the traditional system and ABC. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Home Gross Margin under the Traditional System: Home Gross Margin under the ABC System: Work Gross Margin under the Traditional System: Work Gross Margin under the ABC System:

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Harbour Company makes two models of electronic tablets, the Home and the Work. Basic production information follows:
 

  Home Work
Direct materials cost per unit $38 $69        
Direct labor cost per unit $18 $36        
Sales price per unit $358 $569        
Expected production per month 690 units 400 units        
 

 

Harbour has monthly overhead of $196,480, which is divided into the following cost pools: 

 

     
Setup costs $ 89,440
Quality control   66,240
Maintenance   40,800
Total $ 196,480
 

 

The company has also compiled the following information about the chosen cost drivers:
 

  Home Work Total
Number of setups 38 66 104
Number of inspections 330 390 720
Number of machine hours 1,300 2,100 3,400
 

 

 

2.

Required:
Suppose Harbour uses a traditional costing system with machine hours as the cost driver. Determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product line. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Overhead Assigned to Home Model:

Overhead Assigned to Work Model:

Total Overhead Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Harbour’s products under a traditional costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Home Unit Cost:

Work Unit Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Calculate Harbour’s gross margin per unit for each product under the traditional costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)
 

Home Gross Margin:

Work Gross Margin:

 

 

 

 

Select the appropriate cost driver for each cost pool and calculate the activity rates if Harbour wanted to implement an ABC system.

Activity Rate for Setup Costs with ABC system:

Activity Rate for Quality Control with ABC system:

Activity Rate for Maintenance with ABC system:

 

 

 

 

Assuming an ABC system, assign overhead costs to each product based on activity demands.

Overhead Assigned to Home for Setup Costs:

Overhead Assigned to Home for Quality Control:

Overhead Assigned to Home for Maintenance:

Total Overhead Cost for Home:

Overhead Assigned to Work for Setup Costs:

Overhead Assigned to Work for Quality Control:

Overhead Assigned to Work for Maintenance:

Total Overhead Cost for Work:

 

 

 

 

 


Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Harbour’s products in an ABC system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Home Unit Cost:

Work Unit Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculate Harbour’s gross margin per unit for each product under an ABC system. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)
 

Home Gross Margin:

Work Gross Margin:

 

 

 

 

 

Compare the gross margin of each product under the traditional system and ABC. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Home Gross Margin under the Traditional System:

Home Gross Margin under the ABC System:

Work Gross Margin under the Traditional System:

Work Gross Margin under the ABC System:

 

 

 

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