Q. 19-6SE_1

Question

The following information is provided for Orbit Antenna Corp., which manufactures two products: Lo-Gain antennas and Hi-Gain antennas for use in remote areas.

              Activity                                         Cost                       Allocation Base

Setup                                                      \( 58,000             Number of setups

Machine maintenance                              30,000            Number of machine hours

Total indirect manufacturing costs     \) 88,000

 

                                                     Lo-Gain                    Hi-Gain                        Total

Direct labor hours                        1,200                        3,800                          5,000

Number of setups                              40                            40                               80

Number of machine hours           3,000                        2,000                         5,000

 

Orbit Antenna plans to produce 125 Lo-Gain antennas and 225 Hi-Gain antennas.

Requirements

1. Compute the indirect manufacturing cost per unit using direct labor hours for the single plantwide predetermined overhead allocation rate.

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

Per unit indirect cost 

For Lo-Gain: $168.96

For Hi-Gain: $297.24

1Computation of predetermined overhead rate under single plantwide allocation

predetermined overhead rate =total indirect manufacturing costtotal direct labor hours                                                      =$88,0005,000                                                      =$17.6

2Computation of per unit indirect cost for Lo-Gain

per unit indirect cost =predetermined overhead rate×no.of direct labor hour required no.of units produced                                        =$17.6×1,200125                                       =$21,120125                                       =$168.96

3Computation of per unit indirect cost for Hi-Gain

per unit indirect cost =predetermined overhead rate×no.of direct labor hour required no.of units produced                                        =$17.6×3,800225                                       =$66,880225                                       =$297.24