Mirabile Corporation Uses Activity-Based Costing to Compute Product Margins

question 38

Multiple Choice

Mirabile Corporation uses activity-based costing to compute product margins. Overhead costs have already been allocated to the company's three activity cost pools--Processing, Supervising, and Other. The costs in those activity cost pools appear below: Processing costs are assigned to products using machine-hours (MHs) and Supervising costs are assigned to products using the number of batches. The costs in the Other activity cost pool are not assigned to products. Activity data appear below:
Finally, sales and direct cost data are combined with Processing and Supervising costs to determine product margins.
What is the product margin for Product M5 under activity-based costing?

• A) $18,000
• B) $16,800
• C) $4,786
• D) $2,686

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Definitions:

Actual Costs

Expenses that have been incurred and recorded, contrasting with estimated or projected costs.

Management

The process of directing, controlling, and organizing resources in an organization towards achieving its goals.

Inventoriable Costs

Costs that are initially recorded as inventory on the balance sheet and recognized as cost of goods sold only when the inventory is sold.

Freight Charges

Costs associated with transporting goods from one location to another, often incurred by the seller to deliver goods to a customer.