The Management of Schneiter Corporation Would Like to Investigate the Possibility

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Essay

The management of Schneiter Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity rather than on the estimated amount of activity for the year. The company's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work. In this example, the allocation base is machine-hours and the estimated amount of the allocation base for the upcoming year is 42,000 machine-hours. In addition, capacity is 46,000 machine-hours and the actual activity for the year is 43,000 machine-hours. All of the manufacturing overhead is fixed and is $734,160 per year.Required:a. Determine the predetermined overhead rate if the predetermined overhead rate is based on activity at capacity.b. Determine the cost of unused capacity for the year if the predetermined overhead rate is based on activity at capacity.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The cost per unit of output, determined by dividing the overall production cost by the quantity produced.

Fixed Cost

A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced.

Variable Cost

A cost that changes with the level of output or production.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the variable cost per unit of output.