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Exercise 18-1

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Exercise 18-1

Saddle Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor costs. The president has heard of activity-based costing and wants to see how the results would differ if this system were used. Two activity cost pools were developed: machining and machine setup. Presented below is information related to the company’s operations.

Standard

Custom

Direct labor costs $52,000 $120,000 Machine hours 1,170 1,100 Setup hours 99 420
Total estimated overhead costs are $301,000. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $197,000, and $104,000 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.

Explanation / Answer

Answer

A

Total Overheads

$                                 301,000.00

B

Total Direct Labor costs

$                                 172,000.00

C = (A/B) x 100

Predetermined Overhead rate

175%

Overhead cost

Cost drivers

Total Drivers

Overhead rate per cost driver

Machine Activity

$                                 197,000.00

machine hours

2270

$                 86.78

per machine hour

Setup Activity

$                                 104,000.00

setup hours

519

$               200.39

per setup hour

$                                 301,000.00

Traditional Costing

[Workings]

Amount of Overhead

Standard

[$ 52,000 x 175%]

$                        91,000

Custom

[$ 120,000 x 175%]

$                      210,000

Activity Based Costing

Standard

[(1170 machine hours x $86.78) + (99 setup hours x $ 200.39]

$                      121,371

Custom

[(1100 machine hours x $86.78) + (420 setup hours x $ 200.39]

$                      179,622

A

Total Overheads

$                                 301,000.00

B

Total Direct Labor costs

$                                 172,000.00

C = (A/B) x 100

Predetermined Overhead rate

175%