Question

Adams Company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 2,300 units and of Product B is 1,700 units. The company has traditionally used direct labor-hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Product A requires 0.3 direct labor-hours per unit and Product B requires 0.6 direct labor-hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $105,475.

The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three overhead activity cost pools--Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory--with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:
Total Estimated
Overhead
Costs Expected Activity
Product A Product B Total
Activity 1 $32,592 1,600 1,200 2,800
Activity 2 18,564 2,300 800 3,100
General Factory54,319 690 1,020 1,710
Total $105,475
(Note: The General Factory activity cost pool's costs are allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours.)
The overhead cost per unit of Product B under the traditional costing system is closest to:________.
a. $20.30
b. $14.62
c. $16.71
d. $37.01

Answer 1

The correct answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Total estimated overhead= $105,475

Total direct labor hours= (2,300*0-3) + (1,700*0.6)

Total direct labor hours= 1,710

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 105,475 / 1,710

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $61.68 per direct labor hour

Now, we can allocate overhead to Product B:

Allocated MOH= Estimated manufacturing overhead rate* Actual amount of allocation base

Allocated MOH= 61.68*(0.6*1,700)

Allocated MOH= $62,913.6

Finally, the cost per unit:

Cost per unit= 62,913.6/1,700

Cost per unit= $37