Markham Company makes two products: Basic Product and Deluxe Product. Annual production and sales are 1,400 units of Basic Product and 1,000 units of Deluxe Product. The company has traditionally used direct labor-hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Basic Product requires 0.4 direct labor hours per unit and Deluxe Product requires 0.8 direct labor hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $98,835.   The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three overhead activity cost pools—Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory—with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:     Estimated   Expected Activity Activity Cost Pool Overhead Costs   Basic Product Deluxe Product Total Activity 1 $ 30,540     1,100   700   1,800   Activity 2   17,400     1,800   300   2,100   General Factory   50,895     560   800   1,360   Total $ 98,835                     (Note: The General Factory costs are allocated on the basis of direct labor hours.)   The predetermined overhead rate (i.e., activity rate) for Activity 2 under the activity-based costing system is closest to:   Multiple Choice   $12.43.   $8.29.   $72.67.   $47.06.

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Markham Company makes two products: Basic Product and Deluxe Product. Annual production and sales are 1,400 units of Basic Product and 1,000 units of Deluxe Product. The company has traditionally used direct labor-hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Basic Product requires 0.4 direct labor hours per unit and Deluxe Product requires 0.8 direct labor hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $98,835.

 

The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three overhead activity cost pools—Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory—with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:

 

  Estimated   Expected Activity
Activity Cost Pool Overhead Costs   Basic Product Deluxe Product Total
Activity 1 $ 30,540     1,100   700   1,800  
Activity 2   17,400     1,800   300   2,100  
General Factory   50,895     560   800   1,360  
Total $ 98,835                
 

 

(Note: The General Factory costs are allocated on the basis of direct labor hours.)

 

The predetermined overhead rate (i.e., activity rate) for Activity 2 under the activity-based costing system is closest to:

 

Multiple Choice
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    $12.43.

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    $8.29.

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    $72.67.

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    $47.06.

 
 
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