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Chapter 2.A, Problem 3E
EXERCISE 2A-3 Activity-Based Absorption Costing as an Alternative to Traditional Product Costing LO2-S
Stillicum Corporation makes ultralightweight backpacking tents. Data concerning the company’s two product lines appear below:
The company has a traditional costing system in which manufacturing
Required:
- Determine the unit product costs of the Deluxe and Standard products under the company’s traditional costing system.
- 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).... | $200,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 |
Batch setups (setups) ………………………. | 75,000 | 200 | 100 | 300 |
Safety testing (tests) ………………………… | 50,000 | 30 | 70 | 100 |
Total |
$325,000 |
Determine the unit product costs of the Deluxe and Standard products under the activity-based absorption costing system.
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