Stillicum Corporation makes ultra light-weight backpacking tents. Data concerning the company’s two product lines appear below:    Deluxe Standard Direct materials per unit $ 68.00   $ 56.00   Direct labor per unit $ 26.00   $ 21.20   Direct labor-hours per unit   0.70 DLHs   1.40 DLHs Estimated annual production   10,000 units   50,000 units     The company has a traditional costing system in which manufacturing overhead is applied to units based on direct labor-hours. Data concerning manufacturing overhead and direct labor-hours for the upcoming year appear below:          Estimated total manufacturing overhead $ 586,000   Estimated total direct labor-hours   77,000 DLHs   Required: 1. Determine the unit product costs of the Deluxe and Standard products under the company’s traditional costing system. 2. The company is considering replacing its traditional costing system with an activity-based absorption costing system that would have the following three activity cost pools:        Expected Activity Activity Cost Pools and Activity Measures EstimatedOverhead Cost Deluxe Standard Total Supporting direct labor (direct labor-hours) $ 385,000 7,000 70,000 77,000 Batch setups (setups)   132,000 200 100 300 Safety testing (tests)   69,000 30 70 100 Total manufacturing overhead cost $ 586,000           Determine the unit product costs of the Deluxe and Standard products under the activity-based absorption costing system.

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Stillicum Corporation makes ultra light-weight backpacking tents. Data concerning the company’s two product lines appear below:
 

  Deluxe Standard
Direct materials per unit $ 68.00   $ 56.00  
Direct labor per unit $ 26.00   $ 21.20  
Direct labor-hours per unit   0.70 DLHs   1.40 DLHs
Estimated annual production   10,000 units   50,000 units
 

 

The company has a traditional costing system in which manufacturing overhead is applied to units based on direct labor-hours. Data concerning manufacturing overhead and direct labor-hours for the upcoming year appear below:
 

       
Estimated total manufacturing overhead $ 586,000  
Estimated total direct labor-hours   77,000 DLHs
 


Required:

1. Determine the unit product costs of the Deluxe and Standard products under the company’s traditional costing system.

2. The company is considering replacing its traditional costing system with an activity-based absorption costing system that would have the following three activity cost pools:  
 

    Expected Activity
Activity Cost Pools and Activity Measures Estimated
Overhead Cost
Deluxe Standard Total
Supporting direct labor (direct labor-hours) $ 385,000 7,000 70,000 77,000
Batch setups (setups)   132,000 200 100 300
Safety testing (tests)   69,000 30 70 100
Total manufacturing overhead cost $ 586,000      
 

 

Determine the unit product costs of the Deluxe and Standard products under the activity-based absorption costing system.
 

 

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