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Activity Based Costing:
Activity based costing is a unique and modern method of allocation of
In activity base costing, the cost pool is designed for each type of activity involved in the organization and cost incurred relating to that activity is accumulated in that cost pool. The driver that drives the happening of the activity is observed and is used to compute the overheads rate of using that activity.
The Overheads are allocated to the products on the basis of drivers it consumes for each type of activity. Thus, the activity based costing is a modern and more comprehensive method of allocation of overheads.
Requirement1:
To Determine: The Overheads cost to be assigned per case of each product under plant-wide overhead rate method.
Requirement2:
To determine: The Total cost per case of each product under plant-wide overheads rate.
Requirement3:
To determine: The computation of gross margin per case of each product.
Requirement4:
To determine: The computation of total cost per case of each case under Activity based costing.
Requirement5:
To determine: The computation of gross margin per case of each product.
Requirement6:
To determine: The Observation regarding improvement in pricing decision if departmental overheads rate is used.
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