Fremont Systems Produces Two Different Products,Product A,which Sells for $1,000

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Essay

Fremont Systems produces two different products,Product A,which sells for $1,000 per unit,and Product B,which sells for $2,000 per unit,using three different activities: Design,which uses Engineering Hours as an activity driver;Machining,which uses machine hours as an activity driver;and Inspection,which uses number of batches as an activity driver.The cost of each activity and usage of the activity drivers are as follows:
Fremont manufactures 10,000 units of Product A and 7,500 units of Product B per month.Each unit of Product A uses $500 of direct materials and $200 of direct labor,while each unit of Product B uses $750 of direct materials and $350 of direct labor.
Required:
a.Calculate the activity rate for Design.
b.Calculate the activity rate for Machining.
c.Calculate the activity rate for Inspection.
d.Determine the indirect costs assigned to Product A.
e.Determine the indirect costs assigned to Product B.
f.Determine the manufacturing cost per unit for Product A.
g.Determine the manufacturing cost per unit for Product B.
h.Determine the gross profit per unit for Product A.
i.Determine the gross profit per unit for Product B.

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