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Poodle Company

question 55

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Poodle Company manufactures two products, Mini A and Maxi B.Poodle's overhead costs consist of setting up machines, $800,000; machining, $2,000,000; and inspecting, $600,000.Information on the two products is:
$\begin{array}{lll}& \underline{\text { Mini A }}& \underline{\text { Maxi B}} \\\text { Direct labour hours } & 15,000 & 25,000 \\\text { Machine setups } & 600 & 400 \\\text { Machine hours } & 24,000 & 26,000 \\\text { Inspections } & 800 & 700\end{array}$

-Overhead applied to Maxi B using traditional costing and direct labour hours is

• A)$1,280,000.
• B)$1,664,000.
• C)$1,700,000.
• D)$2,125,000.

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Definitions:

Cross Price Elasticity

A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded for one good to a change in the price of another good, indicating the degree of substitutability or complementarity between them.

Midpoint Method

The midpoint method is a technique used in economics to measure the elasticity of demand or supply, minimizing the bias in the response to price changes by using the average percentages of change in both quantity and price.

Income

Earnings acquired on a routine basis through work or investment profits.

Price Elastic

Describes a situation where the demand for a product changes significantly in response to a change in the product's price.