Compute the selling price of one unit of Model #36 using the activity-based costing.
Red Corporation manufactures a variety of products. In the past, Red has been using a traditional costing system in which the predetermined overhead rate was 150% of direct labor cost. Selling prices had been set by multiplying total product cost by 200%. Sensing that this system was distorting costs and selling prices, Red has decided to switch to an activity-based costing system for manufacturing overhead costs using three activity cost pools. Selling prices are still to be set at 200% of unit product cost under the new system. Information on these cost pools for next year are as follows:
Activity Cost Pool |
Activity Measure |
Estimated Activity |
Estimated Overhead Cost |
Machine Setups................. |
Number of setups |
400 |
$150,000 |
Quality Control.................... |
Number of inspections |
1,500 |
$180,000 |
Other Overhead.................. |
Machine hours |
30,000 |
$480,000 |
Information (on a per unit basis) related to Model #36 are as follows:
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Model #36 |
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Direct material cost................................ |
$540 |
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Direct labor cost...................................... |
$600 |
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Number of setups................................... |
3 |
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Number of inspections.......................... |
3 |
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Number of machine hours................... |
8 |
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