The Canine Company Has Total Estimated Factory Overhead for the Year

question 42

Short Answer

The Canine Company has total estimated factory overhead for the year of $2,400,000, divided into four activities: fabrication, $1,200,000; assembly, $480,000; setup, $400,000; and materials handling, $320,000. Canine manufactures two products, Standard Crates and Deluxe Crates. The activity-base usage quantities for each product by each activity are as follows:
Each product is budgeted for 20,000 units of production for the year.
Determine
(a) the activity rates for each activity
(b) the factory overhead cost per unit for each product using activity-based costing.

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