Reference no: EM13861205
Cool Appliance manufactures three types of remote-control devices: Economy, Standard, and Deluxe. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers). Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below.
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Activity
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Cost
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Cost Driver
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Material handling
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$ 225,000
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Number of parts
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Material insertion
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2,475,000
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Number of parts
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Automated machinery
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840,000
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Machine hours
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Finishing
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170,000
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Direct labor hours
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Packaging
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170,000
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Orders shipped
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Total
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$3,880,000
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The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year:
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Economy
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Standard
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Deluxe
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Units to be produced
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10,000
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5,000
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2,000
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Orders to be shipped
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1,000
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500
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200
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Number of parts per unit
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10
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15
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25
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Machine hours per unit
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1
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3
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5
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Labor hours per unit
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2
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2
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2
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1. What is Cool Appliance's cost application rate for the material-handling activity?
A. $1.00 per part.
B. $2.25 per part.
C. $6.62 per labor hour.
D. $13.23 per part.
E. A rate other than those listed above.
2. What is Cool Appliance's cost application rate for the automated machinery activity?
A. $24.00 per machine hour.
B. $24.50 per labor hour.
C. $49.42 per unit.
D. $50.00 per machine hour.
E. A rate other than those listed above.