Tranquility Company Manufactures Ceiling Fans and Uses an Activity-Based Costing

question 147

Multiple Choice

Tranquility Company manufactures ceiling fans and uses an activity-based costing system. Each ceiling fan has 20 separate parts. The direct materials cost is $95 and each ceiling fan requires 2.50 hours of machine time to manufacture. There is no direct labor. Additional information is as follows: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | r | } \hline \text { Activity } & \text { Allocation Base } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Predetermined Overhead } \\\text { Allocation Rate }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Materials handling } & \text { Number of parts } & \$ 0.07 \\\hline \text { Machining } & \text { Machine hours } & 7.40 \\\hline \text { Assembling } & \text { Number of parts } & 0.40 \\\hline \text { Packaging } & \text { Number of finished units } & 2.50 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What is the total manufacturing cost per ceiling fan? (Round any intermediate calculations and your final answer to the nearest cent.)

• A) $106.90
• B) $114.90
• C) $122.90
• D) $125.40

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Definitions:

Subsidiary

A company that is completely or partially owned and controlled by another company, known as the parent company.

Fair Value

The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Parent-Company Extension Method

An accounting approach used in consolidation, where the parent company's financial statements extend to include the subsidiary's transactions and balances.

Goodwill

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