Simmons, Incorporated's traditional costing system uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours (DLHS) The company's estimated total manufacturing overhead is $1,632,986 and estimated total direct labor-hours for the year is 30,220. Data about its only two products, A and B, as well as data pertaining to its proposed activity-based absorption costing system appears below. Product B $ 63.30 $ 27.00 Product A Direct materials per unit Direct labor per unit Direct labor-hours per unit Annual production (units) $ 31.80 $ 10.00 0.20 1.00 45,600 21,100 Estimated Activities and Activity Measures Supporting direct labor (DLHS) Setting up machines (setups) Parts administration (part types) Overhead Cost $ 695,060 551,702 386,224 Total $ 1,632,986 Expected Activity Product A Product B Total DLHS 9,120 21,100 30,220
Simmons, Incorporated's traditional costing system uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours (DLHS) The company's estimated total manufacturing overhead is $1,632,986 and estimated total direct labor-hours for the year is 30,220. Data about its only two products, A and B, as well as data pertaining to its proposed activity-based absorption costing system appears below. Product B $ 63.30 $ 27.00 Product A Direct materials per unit Direct labor per unit Direct labor-hours per unit Annual production (units) $ 31.80 $ 10.00 0.20 1.00 45,600 21,100 Estimated Activities and Activity Measures Supporting direct labor (DLHS) Setting up machines (setups) Parts administration (part types) Overhead Cost $ 695,060 551,702 386,224 Total $ 1,632,986 Expected Activity Product A Product B Total DLHS 9,120 21,100 30,220
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Transcribed Image Text:Simmons, Incorporated's traditional costing system uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours (DLHS).
The company's estimated total manufacturing overhead is $1,632,986 and estimated total direct labor-hours for the year is 30,220.
Data about its only two products, A and B, as well as data pertaining to its proposed activity-based absorption costing system appears
below.
Product A
Product B
$ 63.30
$ 27.00
Direct materials per unit
Direct labor per unit
Direct labor-hours per unit
Annual production (units)
$ 31.80
$ 10.00
0.20
1.00
45,600
21,100
Estimated
Activities and Activity Measures
Supporting direct labor (DLHS)
Setting up machines (setups)
Parts administration (part types)
Overhead Cost
$ 695,060
551,702
386,224
Total
$ 1,632,986
Expected Activity
Product A
Product B
Total
9,120
1,450
21,100
1,024
30,220
2,474
DLHS
Setups
Part types
677
279
956

Transcribed Image Text:Knowledge Check 01
When manufacturing overhead is applied to each unit of product B, what is the activity rate that will be used for the setting up
machines (setup) activity cost pool?
$18.26
$223.00
$538.77
O $660.06
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