Question

The total factory overhead for Norton Company is budgeted for the year at $300,000, divided into three activities: assembly, $200,000; setup, $50,000; and materials handling, $150,000. Norton manufactures two products: Product A and Product B. The activity-based usage quantities for each product by each activity are estimated as follows:

Assembly Setup Materials Handling
Product A 5,000 dlh 60,setups 25 moves
Product B 15,000 dlh 110 setups 250 moves
Total activity- 20,000 dlh 170setups 275 moves
base usage
Determine the activity rate for the set up activity.
a. $166 per setup
b. $294 per setup
c. $1,764 per setup
d. $118 per setup

Answer 1

b. $294 per setup

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the activity rate for the setup activity is given below:

Activity Rate is

= Total Activity Cost ÷ Cost Driver

Activity Rate for Setup Activity is

= $50,000 ÷ 170

= $294 per Setup

hence, the activity rate for the setup activity is $294

Therefore the option b is correct