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Rusties Company recently implemented an activity-based costing system. At the ma

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Question

Rusties Company recently implemented an activity-based costing system. At the manegement made the following estimates of cost and activity in the company's five activity cost pools Activity Me Direct labor-hours Number of orders Number of tests Number of templetes Machine-hours Cost $ 30,115 $ 2,320 $ 6,930 $ 870 65,100 Labor-related Purchase orders Product testing Template etching General foctory 1,585 DLHs 580 orders 330 tests 30 templates 9,300 MHs 4 Value 2.08 points Required . Compute the activity rate for each of the activity cost pools Activity Rate Labor-related Purchase orders Product testing Template etching General factory per DLH per order per test per template per MH

Explanation / Answer

Answer = 1 Step 1: Calculation of the Activity Cost Driver Rate Activity Cost Driver Rate = Activity Cost / Cost Driver Activity Cost / Cost Driver = Activity Cost Driver   Activity Cost   "/"   Cost Driver " = " To Cost Driver Rate Labour Related Direct Labour Hours                             30,115 "/"                            1,585 " = " To                        19.00 Purchasing Orders Number of Orders                               2,320 "/"                               580 " = " To                          4.00 Product Testing Number of Tests                               6,930 "/"                               330 " = " To                        21.00 Template Testing Number of tempates                                   870 "/"                                  30 " = " To                        29.00 General Factory Machiene Hours                             65,100 "/"                            9,300 " = " To                          7.00 Total $               1,05,335.00 Answer = 2 DISTRIBUTION OF OVERHEAD COST AS PER ABC COST DRIVER RATE Activity Product Cost Driver Used "X " By Cost Driver Rate   " = " To Activity Cost Labour Related Direct Labour Hours Product A                                     625 "X " By $                     19.00 " = " To $                 11,875 Product B                                   160 "X " By $                     19.00 " = " To $                    3,040 Product C                                   400 "X " By $                     19.00 " = " To $                    7,600 Product D                                   400 "X " By $                     19.00 " = " To $                    7,600 Purchasing Orders Number of Orders Product A                                       30 "X " By $                        4.00 " = " To $                       120 Product B                                   190 "X " By $                        4.00 " = " To $                       760 Product C                                   170 "X " By $                        4.00 " = " To $                       680 Product D                                   190 "X " By $                        4.00 " = " To $                       760 Product Testing Number of Tests Product A                                     190 "X " By $                     21.00 " = " To $                    3,990 Product B                                     55 "X " By $                     21.00 " = " To $                    1,155 Product C                                      -   "X " By $                     21.00 " = " To $                           -   Product D                                     85 "X " By $                     21.00 " = " To $                    1,785 Template Testing Number of tempates Product A                                        -   "X " By $                     29.00 " = " To $                           -   Product B                                     17 "X " By $                     29.00 " = " To $                       493 Product C                                     10 "X " By $                     29.00 " = " To $                       290 Product D                                        3 "X " By $                     29.00 " = " To $                          87 General Factory Machiene Hours Product A                                 3,600 "X " By $                        7.00 " = " To $                 25,200 Product B                               1,700 "X " By $                        7.00 " = " To $                 11,900 Product C                               1,700 "X " By $                        7.00 " = " To $                 11,900 Product D                               2,300 "X " By $                        7.00 " = " To $                 16,100 Total $              1,05,335