Spectrum Corp. makes two products: C and D. The following data have been summarized:

Product C Product D

Direct materials cost per unit \( 600 \) 2,400

Direct labor cost per unit 300 200

Indirect manufacturing cost per unit ? ?

Indirect manufacturing cost information includes the following:

Activity Predetermined

Overhead

Allocation Rate Product C Product D

Setup \( 1,500 per setup 35 setups 76 setups

Machine maintenance \) 10 per MHr 1,500 MHr 3,700 MHr

The company plans to manufacture 250 units of each product. Calculate the product cost per unit for Products C and D using activity-based costing.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Per unit indirect cost

For Product C: $300.4

For Product D: $604

Step by step solution

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Per unit product cost for Product C

setupcost=predeterminedoverheadallocationrate×No.ofsetups=$1,500×36=$52,500

machinemaintenancecost=predeterminedoverheadallocationrate×No.ofmachinehour=$10×1,500=$15,000

totalindirectcost=setupcost+machinemaintenancecost=$50,400+$24,700=$75,100

Perunitindirectcost=totalindirectcostnumberofproductsmanufactured=$75,100250=$300.4

02

Per unit product cost for Product D

setupcost=predeterminedoverheadallocationrate×No.ofsetups=$1,500×76=$1,14,000

machinemaintenancecost=predeterminedoverheadallocationrate×No.ofmachinehour=$10×3,700=$37,000

totalindirectcost=setupcost+machinemaintenancecost=$1,14,000+$37,000=$1,51,000

Perunitindirectcost=totalindirectcostnumberofproductsmanufactured=$1,51,000250=$604

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