XYZ Company produces and sells 2 products, Lambda and Gamma, and the production process goes through two departments. Traditionally Manufacturing Overhead (M/O) cost is applied on the basis of direct labor hours (DLH); estimated M/O cost is $ 5,757,500 and the estimated DLH is $12,250 for the most recent period.The team decided to replace traditional plantwide costing system to activity-based costing system. There are 3 activity cost pools which represent 3 activity areas at the plant. Direct Labor wage rate is $ 30 per hour. Compute total cost per unit (for lambda and gamma) using activity-based approach. (round your numbers).

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XYZ Company produces and sells 2 products, Lambda and Gamma, and the production process goes through two departments. Traditionally Manufacturing Overhead (M/O) cost is applied on the basis of direct labor hours (DLH); estimated M/O cost is $ 5,757,500 and the estimated DLH is $12,250 for the most recent period.The team decided to replace traditional plantwide costing system to activity-based costing system. There are 3 activity cost pools which represent 3 activity areas at the plant.

Direct Labor wage rate is $ 30 per hour.

Compute total cost per unit (for lambda and gamma) using activity-based approach. (round your numbers).

ACTIVITY
ESTIMATED M/O COST
COST DRIVER
Materials Handling
Cutting
Assembly
$ 305,000
$ 3,100,000
$ 2,450,000
Number of parts
Number of parts
DLH
Units Manufactured
Total Dir. Material Cost
Number of Parts
DLH
$ 900,000
$ 40,000
Lambda
7,500
150,000
11,250
Gamma
150
5,500
750
Transcribed Image Text:ACTIVITY ESTIMATED M/O COST COST DRIVER Materials Handling Cutting Assembly $ 305,000 $ 3,100,000 $ 2,450,000 Number of parts Number of parts DLH Units Manufactured Total Dir. Material Cost Number of Parts DLH $ 900,000 $ 40,000 Lambda 7,500 150,000 11,250 Gamma 150 5,500 750
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