Activity-Based Costing and Conventional Costs Compared

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Question - Activity-Based Costing and Conventional Costs Compared

Chef Grill Company manufactures two types of cooking grills: the Gas Cooker and the Charcoal Smoker. The Cooker is a premium product sold in upscale outdoor shops; the Smoker is sold in major discount stores. Following is information pertaining to the manufacturing costs for the current month.

 

Gas Cooker

Charcoal Smoker

Units

1,000

3,000

Number of batches

20

10

Number of batch moves

80

20

Direct materials

$30,000

$100,000

Direct labor

$20,000

$29,000

Manufacturing overhead follows:

Activity

Cost

Cost Driver

Materials acquisition and inspection

$299,000

Amount of direct materials cost

Materials movement

16,600

Number of batch moves

Scheduling

18,000

Number of batches

 

$333,600

 

Rounding instructions: Do not round until your final answers. Round total cost answers to the nearest dollar and per unit answers to the nearest cent.

(a) Determine the total and per-unit costs of manufacturing the Gas Cooker and Charcoal Smoker for the month, assuming all manufacturing overhead is assigned on the basis of direct labor dollars.

(b) Determine the total and per-unit costs of manufacturing the Gas Cooker and Charcoal Smoker for the month, assuming manufacturing overhead is assigned using activity-based costing.

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