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Atlas Enterprises Inc. manufactures elliptical exercise machines and treadmills.

ID: 2337902 • Letter: A

Question

Atlas Enterprises Inc. manufactures elliptical exercise machines and treadmills. The products are produced in its Fabrication and Assembly production departments. In addition to production activities, several other activities are required to produce the two products. These activities and their associated activity rates are as follows:

The activity-base usage quantities and units produced for each product were as follows:

Use the activity rate and usage information to calculate the total activity cost and activity cost per unit for each product. If required, round the per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Activity Activity Rate Fabrication $27 per machine hour Assembly $9 per direct labor hour Setup $51 per setup Inspecting $31 per inspection Production scheduling $10 per production order Purchasing $7 per purchase order

Explanation / Answer

Answers

Elliptical Machines

Treadmill

Activity

Activity Rate

No. of cost drivers

Activity Cost

No. of cost drivers

Activity Cost

Fabrication

$                                27.00

per machine hour

                                                 1,924

$         51,948.00

                      1,135

$        30,645.00

Assembly

$                                  9.00

per direct labor hour

                                                     447

$           4,023.00

                          174

$          1,566.00

Setup

$                                51.00

per setup

                                                       59

$           3,009.00

                            18

$              918.00

Inspecting

$                                31.00

per inspection

                                                     676

$         20,956.00

                          406

$        12,586.00

Production scheduling

$                                10.00

per production order

                                                       77

$               770.00

                            15

$              150.00

Purchasing

$                                  7.00

per purchase order

                                                     173

$           1,211.00

                          106

$              742.00

TOTAL

$         81,917.00

TOTAL

$        46,607.00

Units

248

Units

166

Activity Cost per unit

$               330.31

$              280.77

Total Activity Cost

Activity Cost Per Unit

Elliptical Machines

$ 81,917.00

$ 330.31

Treadmill

$ 46,607.00

$ 280.77

Elliptical Machines

Treadmill

Activity

Activity Rate

No. of cost drivers

Activity Cost

No. of cost drivers

Activity Cost

Fabrication

$                                27.00

per machine hour

                                                 1,924

$         51,948.00

                      1,135

$        30,645.00

Assembly

$                                  9.00

per direct labor hour

                                                     447

$           4,023.00

                          174

$          1,566.00

Setup

$                                51.00

per setup

                                                       59

$           3,009.00

                            18

$              918.00

Inspecting

$                                31.00

per inspection

                                                     676

$         20,956.00

                          406

$        12,586.00

Production scheduling

$                                10.00

per production order

                                                       77

$               770.00

                            15

$              150.00

Purchasing

$                                  7.00

per purchase order

                                                     173

$           1,211.00

                          106

$              742.00

TOTAL

$         81,917.00

TOTAL

$        46,607.00

Units

248

Units

166

Activity Cost per unit

$               330.31

$              280.77