Acton Company Has Two Products: a and B

question 74

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 overhead cost per unit of Product A under the activity-based costing system is closest to which of the following?

• A) $11.24.
• B) $70.79.
• C) $81.20.
• D) $86.97.

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