Carter, Inc

question 73

Essay

Carter, Inc. produces two different products, Product A and Product
B. Carter uses a traditional volume-based costing system in which direct labor hours are the allocation base. Carter is considering switching to an ABC system by splitting its manufacturing overhead cost of $1,000,000 across three activities: Design, Production, and Inspection. Under the traditional volume-based costing system, the predetermined overhead rate is $2.50/direct labor hour. Under the ABC system, the rate for each activity and usage of the activity drivers are as follows:
Required:
a. Calculate the indirect manufacturing costs assigned to Product A under the traditional costing system.
b. Calculate the indirect manufacturing costs assigned to Product B under the traditional costing system
c. Calculate the indirect manufacturing costs assigned to Product A under the ABC system.
d. Calculate the indirect manufacturing costs assigned to Product B under the ABC system.
e. Which product is under-costed and which is over-costed under the volume-based cost system compared to ABC?

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