Sorice Corporation Uses Activity-Based Costing to Assign Overhead Costs to Products

question 65

Multiple Choice

Sorice Corporation uses activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products. Overhead costs have already been allocated to the company's three activity cost pools as follows: Processing, $20,200; Supervising, $11,000; and Other, $66,800. Processing costs are assigned to products using machine-hours (MHs) and Supervising costs are assigned to products using the number of batches. The costs in the Other activity cost pool are not assigned to products. Activity data appear below: What is the overhead cost assigned to Product W7 under activity-based costing?

• A) $8,800
• B) $15,352
• C) $49,000
• D) $24,152

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Definitions:

K

K is the chemical symbol for potassium, an essential dietary mineral and electrolyte necessary for various bodily functions, including nerve transmission and muscle contraction.

Acetic Acid

A weak, organic acid with the formula CH3COOH, known for its pungent smell and sour taste, and used in the production of vinegar.

Equilibrium Reaction

A chemical reaction in which the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction, resulting in no net change in the concentrations of reactants and products.

K

The symbol for Potassium, a chemical element with atomic number 19, highly reactive and essential for plant and animal life.