Acton Company Has Two Products: a and B

question 103

Multiple Choice

Acton Company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 800 units and of Product B is 500 units. The company has traditionally used direct labour hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Product A requires 0.3 direct labour hours per unit, and Product B requires 0.2 direct labour hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $92,023.

The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three overhead activity cost pools-Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory-with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:
(Note: The General Factory activity cost pool's costs are allocated on the basis of direct labour hours.)

-The predetermined overhead rate (i.e.,activity rate) for Activity 1 under the activity-based costing system is closest to which of the following?

• A) $13.17.
• B) $24.15.
• C) $28.97.
• D) $83.66.

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Definitions:

Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of materials and the standard or expected cost.

Standard Costs

Predetermined costing used in budgeting and decision-making, representing an expected cost under normal conditions.

Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted overhead based on standard hours allowed and the actual overhead incurred, due to differences in activity levels.

Unfavorable Labor Efficiency Variance

A financial term indicating that the actual labor time to produce goods or services was higher than the budgeted or standard labor time, resulting in increased costs.