Figure 11-6
Peach, SA The Following Are Two of the Jobs Completed During the and Cost

question 43

Multiple Choice

Figure 11-6
Peach, SA., has identified the following overhead costs and cost drivers for next year: $$\begin{array} { l c l l } \text { Overhead Item } & \text { Expected Cost } & \multicolumn{1}{c} { \text { Cost Driver } } & \text { Expected Quantity } \\\text { Setup costs } & £ 200,000 & \text { Number of setups } & 500 \\\text { Ordering costs } & 80,000 & \text { Number of orders } & 3,200 \\\text { Maintenance } & 400,000 & \text { Machine hours } & 4,000 \\\text { Power } & 40,000 & \text { Kilowatt hours } & 80,000\end{array}$$ The following are two of the jobs completed during the year: $\begin{array}{lll}&\underline{\text { Job } 400}&\underline{\text { Job } 401}\\\text { Direct materials } & £ 750 & £ 2,000 \\\text { Direct labour } & £ 700 & £ 2,400 \\\text { Units completed } & 100 & 160 \\\text { Direct labour hours } & 50 & 80 \\\text { Number of setups } & 1 & 4 \\\text { Number of orders } & 4 & 5 \\\text { Machine hours } & 20 & 25 \\\text { Kilowatt hours } & 30 & 50\end{array}$

The company's normal activity is 4,000 direct labour hours.
-Refer to Figure 11-6. If Peach, SA., used activity-based cost drivers to allocate overhead costs, the unit cost for Job 401 would be (round to two decimal places)

• A)£42.81.
• B)£53.13.
• C)£53.91.
• D)£54.06.

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Definitions:

Per-unit Burden

The financial impact or cost of a tax, fee, or regulation expressed on a per unit basis.

Tax

Compulsory contributions made to government revenues, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.

Per-unit Burden

The tax cost to a buyer or a seller for each unit of a good or service, often used to analyze the effect of taxes on market equilibrium.

Tax

A financial charge or other levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.