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Craftmore Machining produces machine tools for the construction industry. The following details about overhead costs were taken from its company records.

Production Activity

Indirect Labor

Indirect Materials

Other Overhead

Grinding

$320,000

Polishing

$135,000

Product modification

600,000

Providing power

$255,000

System calibration

500,000

Additional information on the drivers for its production activities follows.

Grinding

13,000 machine hours

Polishing

13,000 machine hours

Product modification

1,500 engineering hours

Providing power

17,000 direct labor hours

System calibration

400 batches

Required

1. Classify each activity as unit level, batch level, product level, or facility level.

2. Compute the activity overhead rates using ABC. Form cost pools as appropriate.

3. Determine overhead costs to assign to the following jobs using ABC.

Job 3175

Job 4286

Number of units

200 units

2,500 units

Machine hours

550 MH

5,500 MH

Engineering hours

26 eng hours

32 eng. hours

Batches

30 batches

90 batches

Direct labor hours

500 DLH

4,375 DLH

4. What is the overhead cost per unit for Job 3175? What is the overhead cost per unit for Job 4286?

5. If the company used a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours, what is the overhead cost for each unit of Job 3175? Of Job 4286?

6. Compare the overhead costs per unit computed in requirements 4 and 5 for each job. Which method more accurately assigns overhead costs?

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Answer:

Craftmore Machining

1. Classification of activity as unit level, batch level, product level, or facility level:

Production Activity Level

Indirect Labor Facility

Indirect Materials Product

Grinding Product

Polishing Product

Product modification Product

Providing power Facility

System calibration Batch

2. The Activity Overhead Rates using ABC:

Grinding = $24.62/machine hour

Polishing = $10.38/machine hour

Product modification = $400/eng.h

Providing power = $15/DLH

System calibration = $1.25/batch

3. Assignment of overhead costs:

Job 3175 Job 4286

Number of units 200 units 2,500 units

Machine hours 550 MH 5,500 MH

Engineering hours 26 eng hours 32 eng. hours

Batches 30 batches 90 batches

Direct labor hours 500 DLH 4,375 DLH

Job 3175 Job 4286

Grinding = $24.62/machine hour $13,541 $135,410

Polishing = $10.38/machine hour 5,709 57,090

Product modification = $400/eng.h 10,400 12,800

Providing power = $15/DLH 7,500 65,625

System calibration = $1.25/batch 37.50 112.50

Total costs allocated $37,187.50 $271,037.50

Cost per unit $185.94 $108.42

4. Overhead cost per unit:

Job 3175 , Overhead cost per unit = $185.94 ($37,187.50/200)

Job 4286 Overhead cost per unit = $108 ($271,037.50/2,500)

5. Plantwide overhead rate

Total overhead costs = $1,810,000

Total direct labor hours = 4,875

Overhead rate = $1,810,000/4,875 = $371.28

Job 3175 Job 4286

Direct labor hours 500 DLH 4,375 DLH

Total overhead cost $185,640 $1,624,350

Overhead cost per unit $928.20 $649.74

6. Overhead cost per unit Job 3175 Job 4286

Using ABC $185.94 $108.42

Using Plantwide rate $928.20 $649.74

ABC rate more accurately assigns overhead costs than using plantwide rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Production Activity

Indirect Labor

Indirect Materials

Other Overhead Costs Usage Usage Rate

Grinding $320,000 13,000 machine hours $24.62/mh

Polishing $135,000 13,000 machine hours $10.38/mh

Product modification 600,000 1,500 engineering hours $400/eng.h

Providing power $255,000 17,000 DLH $15/DLH

System calibration 500,000 400 batches $1.25/batch

Total overhead $1,810,000

b) Craftmore incurs unit-level costs each time a unit is produced. It incurs batch-level costs each time it produces a batch of goods. It incurs product-level costs to support the production of each type of product. Finally, Craftmore's facility-level costs sustain the facility's general manufacturing process.

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