Q-4: Al Hamd associate manufactures two types of product X & Y and applies manufacturing overhead to all units on the basis of machine hour. Production information follows: Product X Product Y Anticipated volume (Units) Direct materials cost Direct labor cost 16,000 Rs70 30,000 Rs120 Rs40 Rs40 The controller, who is studying the use of ABC, has determined that the firm's overhead can be identified with three activities: Activity Manufacturing setup Machine processing Product shipping Cost driver Number of setups Machine hours Outgoing shipments

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Q-4: Al Hamd associate manufactures two types of product X & Y and applies manufacturing overhead to all
units on the basis of machine hour. Production information follows:
Product X
Anticipated volume (Units)
Direct materials cost
Direct labor cost
16,000
Rs70
Product Y
30,000
Rs120
Rs40
Rs40
The controller, who is studying the use of ABC, has determined that the firm's overhead can be identified with
three activities:
Activity
Manufacturing setup
Machine processing
Product shipping
Cost driver
Number of setups
Machine hours
Outgoing shipments
The activities and their respective cost drivers are as follows:
Product X
100
Product Y
60
Total
160
Setups
Machine hours
32,000
200
45,000
150
77,000
350
Outgoing shipments
The firm total overhead of Rs.6,160,000 is subdivided as follows:
Manufacturing setup
Machine processing
Product shipping
Rs.1,344,000
Rs.3,696,000
Rs.1,120,000
Rs.6,160,000
Total
Required:
A. Compute the total cost of product X and Y by using company's current overhead costing procedure.
B. Compute the total cost of product X and Y by using Activity based costing.
Transcribed Image Text:Q-4: Al Hamd associate manufactures two types of product X & Y and applies manufacturing overhead to all units on the basis of machine hour. Production information follows: Product X Anticipated volume (Units) Direct materials cost Direct labor cost 16,000 Rs70 Product Y 30,000 Rs120 Rs40 Rs40 The controller, who is studying the use of ABC, has determined that the firm's overhead can be identified with three activities: Activity Manufacturing setup Machine processing Product shipping Cost driver Number of setups Machine hours Outgoing shipments The activities and their respective cost drivers are as follows: Product X 100 Product Y 60 Total 160 Setups Machine hours 32,000 200 45,000 150 77,000 350 Outgoing shipments The firm total overhead of Rs.6,160,000 is subdivided as follows: Manufacturing setup Machine processing Product shipping Rs.1,344,000 Rs.3,696,000 Rs.1,120,000 Rs.6,160,000 Total Required: A. Compute the total cost of product X and Y by using company's current overhead costing procedure. B. Compute the total cost of product X and Y by using Activity based costing.
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