Airborne Industries Uses a Two-Stage Allocation Method to Assign Costs

question 143

Essay

Airborne Industries uses a two-stage allocation method to assign costs to its products. The following information has been provided for the month:

Required:
(a) Allocate the manufacturing overhead to two cost pools: machine-related and labor-related.
(b) Compute the predetermined overhead rate for the two pools, using machine hours and direct labor hours as the bases.
(c) Compute the total costs of production for each of the three products.

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Definitions:

Trade Union

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Trade Union

An organization of workers designed to facilitate collective bargaining with employers over wages, work conditions, and benefits.