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Question

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Explanation / Answer

Answer a. ABC Costing Activity Overhead Cost Driver Quantity Allocation Rate Market Analysis            1,050,000                      15,000 hours                              70.00 per hour Product Design            2,350,000                        2,500 designs                            940.00 per design Product Development            3,600,000                              90 products                      40,000.00 per product Prototype Testing            1,400,000                            500 tests                        2,800.00 per tests Total            8,400,000 Answer b. Assigning Overhead Cost to In House Manufacturing Department Using ABC Method Activity Based Overhead Rate In House Manf. Department Cost Driver Incurred OH Allocated Market Analysis                    70.00 per hour                         1,800 hours                 126,000 Product Design                  940.00 per design                             280 designs                 263,200 Product Development            40,000.00 per product                               10 products                 400,000 Prototype Testing              2,800.00 per tests                               92 tests                 257,600 Total Overhead Cost             1,046,800 Answer c. Assigning Overhead Cost to In R & D Bid Using ABC Method Activity Based Overhead Rate R & D Bid Cost Driver Incurred OH Allocated Market Analysis                    70.00 per hour                             800 hours                   56,000 Product Design                  940.00 per design                             178 designs                 167,320 Product Development            40,000.00 per product                                  3 products                 120,000 Prototype Testing              2,800.00 per tests                               70 tests                 196,000 Total Overhead Cost                 539,320 Answer d. The benefit of applying activity-based costing to Ideal Manufacturing’s R&D centerswould be to ensure to have a fair basis for cost allocation to the various R&D activities whether for in-house or outside purposes.