Zwahlen Corporation Has an Activity-Based Costing System with Three Activity

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Essay

Zwahlen Corporation has an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools--Processing, Setting Up, and Other. Costs in the Processing cost pool are assigned to products based on machine-hours (MHs) and costs in the Setting Up cost pool are assigned to products based on the number of batches. Costs in the Other cost pool are not assigned to products. Data concerning the two products and the company's costs and activity-based costing system appear below:
Required:
a. Calculate activity rates for each activity cost pool using activity-based costing.
b. Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to each product using activity-based costing.
c. Determine the product margins for each product using activity-based costing.

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Definitions:

Special Molds

Custom-designed molds used in manufacturing processes to produce unique product shapes or designs.

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as the cost of raw materials used in production.

Unit Product Cost

The cost associated with producing a single unit of a product, including all direct and indirect costs.

Contribution Margin

Contribution Margin represents the portion of sales revenue that is not consumed by variable costs and contributes to covering fixed costs.