Sibble Corporation Uses Activity-Based Costing to Assign Overhead Costs to Products

question 19

Multiple Choice

Sibble Corporation uses activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products. Overhead costs have already been allocated to the company's three activity cost pools as follows: Processing, $12,400; Supervising, $4,400; and Other, $5,200. Processing costs are assigned to products using machine-hours (MHs) and Supervising costs are assigned to products using the number of batches. The costs in the Other activity cost pool are not assigned to products. Activity data appear below:
-The activity rate for the Supervising activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:

• A)$1.33 per batch
• B)$11.00 per batch
• C)$1.00 per batch
• D)$2.20 per batch

Recognize the reasons and solutions for conflicts between different divisions in a firm.

Understand how different reward and evaluation mechanisms impact division manager's decisions and divisional performance.

Identify the factors that influence the efficiency of transfer pricing between divisions.

Appreciate the importance of information flow, decision-making authority, and incentive systems in managing divisional conflicts.

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Definitions:

Per Month

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Compounded Monthly

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Monthly Payments

Regular payments made over a set period of time, such as those for loans or subscriptions, calculated on a monthly basis.

Loan

An amount of money lent that must be repaid along with interest.