North-South Pole Company produces two products, a jacket suitable for adventure-seeking people (Spirit) and a jacket for less-adventurous people (Companion). Production and Sales per year 20,000 units (Spirit) & 5,000 units (Companion) Direct labour 3.5 hours per unit (both) Direct labour cost $32.00 per hour Estimated annual manufacturing overhead $285,000 Direct materials $180 per unit (both) Breakdown of overhead rates Activity Cost Pools Estimated Overhead Expected Use of Cost Drivers per Activity Activity Based Overhead Rates Machine set-up overhead $ 40,000 ,per activity200  . what is overhead rate$? per set-up Sewing overhead $135,000  and per activity37,500 machine hours per activity  (MH)and per setup and what is overhead rates $? per MH Inspection overhead $ 25,000 and per activity1000 therefore,what is the overhead rates $? per inspection The breakdown between the two products for assigning overheads are as follows: Product      No. of Set-ups        Sewing Inspections Spirit         105 23,500                   500 Companion 95 14,000                   500 Required: From the following information, calculate the unit costs for “Spirit” and “Companion” using both the traditional method of costing (i.e. manufacturing overhead rate is based on units produced), and Activity Based Costing.

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North-South Pole Company produces two products, a jacket suitable for adventure-seeking people
(Spirit) and a jacket for less-adventurous people (Companion).
Production and Sales per year 20,000 units (Spirit) & 5,000 units (Companion)
Direct labour 3.5 hours per unit (both)
Direct labour cost $32.00 per hour
Estimated annual manufacturing overhead $285,000
Direct materials $180 per unit (both)
Breakdown of overhead rates
Activity Cost Pools Estimated
Overhead
Expected Use of Cost Drivers
per Activity
Activity Based
Overhead Rates
Machine set-up overhead $ 40,000 ,per activity200  . what is overhead rate$? per set-up
Sewing overhead $135,000  and per activity37,500 machine hours per activity  (MH)and per setup and what is overhead rates $? per MH
Inspection overhead $ 25,000 and per activity1000 therefore,what is the overhead rates $? per inspection
The breakdown between the two products for assigning overheads are as follows:
Product      No. of Set-ups        Sewing Inspections
Spirit         105 23,500                   500
Companion 95 14,000                   500
Required:
From the following information, calculate the unit costs for “Spirit” and “Companion” using both the
traditional method of costing (i.e. manufacturing overhead rate is based on units produced), and Activity Based Costing.

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