Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 4, Problem 1PA

Gwinnett County Chrome Company manufactures three chrome-plated products—automobile bumpers, valve covers, and wheels. These products are manufactured in two production departments (Stamping and Plating). The factory overhead for Gwinnett County Chrome is $239,200.

The three products consume both machine hours and direct labor hours in the two production departments as follows:

Chapter 4, Problem 1PA, Gwinnett County Chrome Company manufactures three chrome-plated productsautomobile bumpers, valve

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  1. 1. Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate, using each of the following allocation bases: (a) direct labor hours and (b) machine hours.
  2. 2. Determine the product factory overhead costs, using (a) the direct labor hour plantwide factory overhead rate and (b) the machine hour plantwide factory overhead rate.
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Gwinnett County Chrome Company manufactures three chrome-plated products—automobile bumpers, valve covers, and wheels. These products are manufactured in two production departments (Stamping and Plating). The factory overhead for Gwinnett County Chrome is $239,200. The three products consume both machine hours and direct labor hours in the two production departments as follows: Instructions 1. Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate, using each of the following allocation bases: (a) direct labor hours and (b) machine hours. 2. Determine the product factory overhead costs, using (a) the direct labor hour plantwide factory overhead rate and (b) the machine hour plantwide factory overhead rate.
Hickory Company manufactures two products-14,000 units of Product Y and 6,000 units of Product Z. The company uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labour-hours. It is considering implementing an activity-based costing (ABC) system that allocates all of its manufacturing overhead to four cost pools. The following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for Products Y and Z: Estimated Overhead Cost Activity Cost Pool Machining Machine setups Production design General factory Activity Measure Machine-hours Number of setups Number of products Direct labour-hours $ 208,800 $ 108,00e $ 84,000 $ 300,800 Expected Activity 18,000 MHS 200 setups 2 products 12,000 DLHS Activity Measure Machining Number of setups Number of products Direct labour-hours Product YProduct 2 7,000 50 3,000 150 8,800 4, 800 Requlred: Using the ABC system, how much total manufacturing overhead cost would be assigned to Product Y? Total manufacturing overhead cost
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Managerial Accounting

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