Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Overhead rate using traditional approach=$300,000/ ($51,000+$112,000)=$300,000/$

ID: 372909 • Letter: O

Question

Overhead rate using traditional approach=$300,000/ ($51,000+$112,000)=$300,000/$163,000=1.84

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overhead rate using ABC

Overhead cost on machine=$197,000/(1420+1470)=68.17

Machine setup= $103,000/(103+370)=217.76

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Traditional costing

Standard=51,000*1.84=$93840

Custom= 112,000*1.84=$206,080

ABC system

Standard=1420*68.17+103*217.76=$119,230

Custom=1470*68.17+370*217.76=$180,781

Explanation / Answer

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 Machine hours Setup hours $51,000 1,420 103 112,000 1,470 370 Total estimated overhead costs are $300,000. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $197,000, and $103,000 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool Compute the overhead rate using the traditional (plantwide) approach. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.) Predetermined overhead rate % of direct labor cost Compute the overhead rates using the activity-based costing approach. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.) Machining Machine setup Determine the difference in allocation between the two approaches. (Round answers to o decimal places, e.g. 1,225.) per machine hour per setup hour Standard Custom Activity-based costing Standard Custom