Question 6: Your company currently produces a range of three products, D, E, and F to which the following details relate for Period  2.                                      D                  E                         F Production (units)        1,500           2,500                 14,000   Material cost per unit Br. 18 Br. 10 Br. 20 Labor hours per unit 1 3    2 Machine hours per unit 3 2    6   Labor costs are Br. 8 per hour and production overheads are currently absorbed in the conventional system by reference to machine hours. Total production overheads for Period 2 have been analyzed as follows: Set-up cost             327,250 Handling cost                   187,000 Machine cost                     140,250 Inspection cost                  280,500                                           935,000   Calculate the cost per unit for each product using conventional The introduction of an ABC is being considered and to that end the following volume of activities have been identified with the current output levels.                                                  D                      E                          F Number of set-up                     90                      138                    576 Number of material issues       16                       28                      116 Number of inspections             180                     216                    804     ( b)  Calculate the cost per unit for each product using the ABC approach

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Your company currently produces a range of three products, D, E, and F to which the following details relate for Period  2.

                                     D                  E                         F

Production (units)        1,500           2,500                 14,000

 

Material cost per unit

Br. 18

Br. 10

Br. 20

Labor hours per unit

1

3

   2

Machine hours per unit

3

2

   6

 

Labor costs are Br. 8 per hour and production overheads are currently absorbed in the conventional system by reference to machine hours. Total production overheads for Period 2 have been analyzed as follows:

Set-up cost             327,250

Handling cost                   187,000

Machine cost                     140,250

Inspection cost                  280,500

                                          935,000

 

  • Calculate the cost per unit for each product using conventional

The introduction of an ABC is being considered and to that end the following volume of activities have been identified with the current output levels.

                                                 D                      E                          F

Number of set-up                     90                      138                    576

Number of material issues       16                       28                      116

Number of inspections             180                     216                    804

 

 

( b)  Calculate the cost per unit for each product using the ABC approach

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