Nichols Inc

question 69

Multiple Choice

Nichols Inc. manufactures remote controls. Currently the company uses a plant-wide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead. The plant manager is considering switching-over to ABC costing system and has asked the accounting department to identify the primary production activities and their cost drivers which are as follows:

The current traditional cost method allocates overhead based on direct manufacturing labor hours using a rate of $20 per labor hour.
What are the indirect manufacturing costs per remote control assuming an activity-based-costing method is used and a batch of 10 remote controls are produced? The batch requires 100 parts, 5 direct manufacturing labor hours, and 3 minutes of inspection time.

• A) $2.00 per remote control
• B) $63.00 per remote control
• C) $35.00 per remote control
• D) $630.00 per remote control

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Definitions:

AFC Curve

The average fixed cost curve, representing the fixed costs associated with producing goods or services, spread out over the quantity produced.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of output or business activity, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Average Fixed Cost

The fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, representing how fixed costs dilute as more units are produced.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or business activity, such as materials and labor used in the production of goods.