Moonlight Manufacturing operates several automated machines in its factory. The company collected the following cost and machine hour data: Month Costs Machine Hours January $14,500 18,000 February $16,200 20,500 March $13,800 17,000 Using the high-low method, calculate Moonlight's variable electrical cost per machine hour.

Box Springs, Inc., makes two sizes of box springs: twin and double. The direct material for the twin is $25 per unit and $40 s used in direct labor, while the direct material for the double is $40 per unit, and the labor cost is $50 per unit. Box Springs estimates it will make 5,000 twins and 9,000 doubles in the next year. It estimates the overhead for each cost pool and cost driver activities as follows: How much does each unit cost to manufacture?

Plata Company has identified the following overhead activities, costs, and activity drivers for the coming year: Plata produces two models of microwave ovens with the following activity demands: The companys normal activity is 21,000 machine hours. Calculate the total overhead cost that would be assigned to Model X using an activity-based costing system: a. 230,000 b. 240,000 c. 280,000 d. 190,000

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Vattes, Incorporated, manufactures and sells two products: Product 15 and Product U1. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below: Product 15 Product U1 Direct Labor- Expected Hours Per Production Unit 700 7.0 200 4.0 Activity Cost Pools Labor-related Machine setups Order size Product 15 Product U1 Total direct labor-hours The direct labor rate is $22.00 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit for each product is given below: Direct Materials Cost per Unit $ 261.60 $ 121.60 Activity Measures DLHS setups MHS The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity, Expected Activity Total Direct Labor- Estimated Overhead Cost $ 268,698 Hours 4,900 800 5,700 37,324 633,895 $939,917 Product 15 Product U1 4,900 300 4,900 800 400 4,800 Total 5,700 700 9,700

Harbour Company makes two models of electronic tablets, the Home and the Work. Basic production information follows: Direct materials cost per unit Direct labor cost per unit Sales price per unit Expected production per month Harbour has monthly overhead of $168,340, which is divided into the following activity pools: Setup costs Quality control Maintenance Total Number of setups Number of inspections Number of machine hours $86,400 54,940 27,000 $ 168,340 The company also has compiled the following information about the chosen cost drivers: Home 37 340 1,600 Required 1 Home Required 2 Required 3 $ 41 16 360 770 units Work 71 330 1,100 Home Model Work Model Total Overhead Cost Required: 1. Suppose Harbour uses a traditional costing system with machine hours as the cost driver. Determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product line. 2. Calculate the production cost per unit for each of Harbour's products under a traditional costing system. 3. Calculate Harbour's gross margin per…

Howden, Incorporated, manufactures and sells two products: Product P5 and Product S9. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHS) required to produce that output appear below: Product P5 Product S9 Activity Cost Pools Labor-related Saved Machine setups Order size Direct Labor- Expected Hours Per Production Unit 300 7.0 900 4.0 Product P5 Product S9 Total direct labor-hours The direct labor rate is $25.70 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit for each product is given below: Direct Materials Cost per Unit $ 248.50 $ 294.80 Activity Measures DLHS setups MHS Total Direct Labor- The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity: Expected Activity Estimated Overhead Cost $ 247,152 28,990 519,241 $ 795,383 Which of the following statements concerning the unit product cost of Product S9 is true? (Round your intermediate…

Ho Cabinet Company has developed the following overhead cost formulas:              Overhead Cost Cost Formula   Depreciation $600   Lubrication $150 plus $0.70 per machine hour   Utilities $0.50 per machine hour            Based on these cost formulas, the total overhead cost expected for Ho Cabinet Company if 1,200 machine hours are worked is:

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Aileen Co manufactures two components, L and M. Both components are manufactured on the machine ZX. The following cost information per unit of L and M is available: Direct material Direct labour Variable overhead Fixed overhead Total cost L M ($) ($) 12 18 25 15 8 7 6 46 10 55 Component L requires three hours on machine ZX and component M requires five hours. Manufacturing requirements show a need for 1,500 units of each component per week. The maximum number of machine ZX hours available per week is 10,000. An external supplier has offered to supply Aileen Co with the components for a price of $57 per component L and $55 per component M. Identify, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, whether each of the following statements are true or false. would be cheaper for Aileen Co to produce all the components in-house if the hours on machine ZX were available Aileen Co should purchase 400 units of component M from the external supplier TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE