Sheddon Industries Produces Two Products The Company's Overhead Costs of $54,000 Are Allocated Based on as Follows

question 137

Multiple Choice

Sheddon Industries produces two products. The products' identified costs are as follows: $$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Product A } & \text { Product B } \\\text { Direct materials } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 15,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & 12,000 & 24,000\end{array}$$ The company's overhead costs of $54,000 are allocated based on labor cost. Assume 4,000 units of product A and 5,000 units of Product B are produced. What amount of production costs would be assigned to Product A? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

• A) $39,000
• B) $93,000
• C) $50,000
• D) None of the answers are correct.

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