Puget World, Incorporated, manufactures two models of television sets, the N 800 XL model and the N 500 model. Data regarding the two products follow: Model N 800 XL Model N 500 Direct Labor- Hours per Unit 3.0 1.0 Annual Production 4,000 units 13,000 units Activity Cost Pool Machine setups Special processing General factory Additional information about the company follows: a. Model N 800 XL requires $70 in direct materials per unit, and Model N 500 requires $30. b. The direct labor wage rate is $17 per hour. Activity Measure Number of setups Machine-hours Direct labor-hours c. The company has always used direct labor-hours as the base for applying manufacturing overhead cost to products. d. Model N 800 XL is more complex to manufacture than Model N 500 and requires the use of special equipment. Consequently, the company is considering the use of activity-based costing to assign manufacturing overhead cost to products. Three activity cost pools have been identified as follows: Total Direct Labor-Hours Activity Measure Number of setups Machine-hours Direct labor-hours 12,000 13,000 25,000 Model N 800 XL 150 20,000 12,000 Estimated Overhead Cost $ 520,000 235,000 1,445,000 $ 2,200,000 Expected Activity Model N 500 250 0 13,000 Total 400 20,000 25,000

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