Hayden,Inc

question 18

Essay

Hayden,Inc.produces two different products,Product A and Product B.Hayden uses a traditional volume-based costing system in which direct labor hours are the allocation base.Hayden is considering switching to an ABC system by splitting its manufacturing overhead cost of $1,600,000 across three activities: Engineering,Manufacturing,and Inspection.Under the traditional volume-based costing system,the predetermined overhead rate is $2.00/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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