Smelly Perfume Company Manufactures and Distributes Several Different Products

question 9

Multiple Choice

Smelly Perfume Company manufactures and distributes several different products.The company currently uses a plantwide allocation method for allocating overhead at a rate of $7 per direct labor hour.Cindy is the department manager of Department C which produces Products J and P.Department C has $16,200 in traceable overhead.Diane is the department manager of Department D which manufactures Product X.Department D has $11,100 in traceable overhead.The product costs (per case of 24 bottles) and other information are as follows: Department D has recently purchased and installed new computerized equipment for Product X.This equipment will increase the overhead costs by $2,700 and decrease labor costs (due to time savings) in Department D by $3.00 per case.Machine hours will not change.If Smelly uses departmental rates,what are the product costs per case for Product X assuming Departments C and D use direct labor hours and machine hours as their respective allocation bases?

• A)$80.00.
• B)$74.00.
• C)$69.50.
• D)$79.50.

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