Product-Costing Accuracy, Plantwide and Departmental Rates, ABC Escuha Company produces two type of calculators: scientific and business. Both products pass through two producing departments. The business calculator is by far the most popular. The following data have been gathered for these two products:   Product-Related Data   Scientific Business Units produced per year 75,000 750,000 Prime costs $268,000 $2,680,000 Direct labor hours 96,500 965,000 Machine hours 47,700 477,000 Production runs 100 150 Inspection hours 2,000 3,000 Maintenance hours 2,250 9,000   Department Data   Department 1 Department 2 Direct labor hours:           Scientific calculator 73,500 23,000        Business calculator 125,450 839,550            Total 198,950 862,550 Machine hours:            Scientific calculator 24,800 22,900        Business calculator 381,920 95,080            Total 406,720 117,980 Overhead costs:            Setup costs $222,500 $222,500        Inspection costs 160,000 160,000        Power 250,000 156,000        Maintenance 180,000 258,750            Total $812,500 $797,250 Required: 1. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using a plantwide, unit-based rate using direct labor hours. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent. Plantwide rate $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour Overhead cost per unit: Scientific $fill in the blank 2 per unit Business $fill in the blank 3 per unit 2. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using departmental rates. In calculating departmental rates, use machine hours for Department 1 and direct labor hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required. Departmental rates: Department 1 $fill in the blank 4 per machine hour Department 2 $fill in the blank 5 per direct labor hour Overhead cost per unit: Scientific $fill in the blank 6 per unit Business $fill in the blank 7 per unit Repeat using direct labor hours for Department 1 and machine hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required. Departmental rates: Department 1 $fill in the blank 8 per direct labor hour Department 2 $fill in the blank 9 per machine hour Overhead cost per unit: Scientific $fill in the blank 10 per unit Business $fill in the blank 11 per unit 3. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using activity-based costing. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent.   Overhead Cost Scientific $fill in the blank 12 per unit Business $fill in the blank 13 per unit

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Product-Costing Accuracy, Plantwide and Departmental Rates, ABC

Escuha Company produces two type of calculators: scientific and business. Both products pass through two producing departments. The business calculator is by far the most popular. The following data have been gathered for these two products:

  Product-Related Data
  Scientific Business
Units produced per year 75,000 750,000
Prime costs $268,000 $2,680,000
Direct labor hours 96,500 965,000
Machine hours 47,700 477,000
Production runs 100 150
Inspection hours 2,000 3,000
Maintenance hours 2,250 9,000
  Department Data
  Department 1 Department 2
Direct labor hours:    
      Scientific calculator 73,500 23,000
       Business calculator 125,450 839,550
           Total 198,950 862,550
Machine hours:    
       Scientific calculator 24,800 22,900
       Business calculator 381,920 95,080
           Total 406,720 117,980
Overhead costs:    
       Setup costs $222,500 $222,500
       Inspection costs 160,000 160,000
       Power 250,000 156,000
       Maintenance 180,000 258,750
           Total $812,500 $797,250

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1. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using a plantwide, unit-based rate using direct labor hours. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent.

Plantwide rate $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour
Overhead cost per unit:
Scientific $fill in the blank 2 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 3 per unit

2. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using departmental rates. In calculating departmental rates, use machine hours for Department 1 and direct labor hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required.

Departmental rates:
Department 1 $fill in the blank 4 per machine hour
Department 2 $fill in the blank 5 per direct labor hour
Overhead cost per unit:
Scientific $fill in the blank 6 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 7 per unit

Repeat using direct labor hours for Department 1 and machine hours for Department 2. Round departmental rates and the overhead cost per unit to the nearest cent if rounding is required.

Departmental rates:
Department 1 $fill in the blank 8 per direct labor hour
Department 2 $fill in the blank 9 per machine hour
Overhead cost per unit:
Scientific $fill in the blank 10 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 11 per unit

3. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product using activity-based costing. Round your calculations and answers to the nearest cent.

  Overhead Cost
Scientific $fill in the blank 12 per unit
Business $fill in the blank 13 per unit
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