Adirondack Corporation is estimating activity costs associatedwith producing two different sized e-reader tablets. The indirectlabor can be traced to three separate activity pools. The budgetedactivity cost and activity base information, along with theestimated activity-base information, is provided below.
ActivityCost Activity Base
Purchasing $250,000 Number of purchase orders
Materials handling $500,000 Number of moves
Production 1,350,000 Machinehours
TOTAL $2,100,000
Number of Purchase Orders; Number of Moves; Machine Hours;Number of Units
7â tablet 3,000 1,500 2,500 2,500
10" tablet 5,000 600 7,500 3,500
TOTALS 8,000 2,100 10,000 6,000
Required: Determine the Activity rate for eachactivity cost pool. All work must be shown for credit.
Please label your answer as the activity rate for: Purchasing;Materials handling; & Production.
Activity
Activity Cost
Activity Base
Activity Base Total
Activity Cost / Total Activity Base
Purchasing
$250000
Number of Purchase Orders
8000
250000/8000=31.25
Material Handling
$500,000
Number of Moves
2100
500000/2100=238.09
Production
$1350000
Machine Hours
10000
$1350000/10000=135
Using the information from the activity rate you calculated, usethe following chart (as a guide- you do not need to replicate thetemplate) to determine the activity cost pertablet:
All work must be shown for credit.
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10 inch tablet
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Using the information from the activity based costingproblem:
If traditional costing had been used and number of machine hourswere the allocation base, what would the single allocation rate be?Would applying a single allocation rate be a wise decision to applycosts in this scenario? Why or why not?
Adirondack Corporation is estimating activity costs associatedwith producing two different sized e-reader tablets. The indirectlabor can be traced to three separate activity pools. The budgetedactivity cost and activity base information, along with theestimated activity-base information, is provided below.
ActivityCost Activity Base
Purchasing $250,000 Number of purchase orders
Materials handling $500,000 Number of moves
Production 1,350,000 Machinehours
TOTAL $2,100,000
Number of Purchase Orders; Number of Moves; Machine Hours;Number of Units
7â tablet 3,000 1,500 2,500 2,500
10" tablet 5,000 600 7,500 3,500
TOTALS 8,000 2,100 10,000 6,000
Required: Determine the Activity rate for eachactivity cost pool. All work must be shown for credit.
Please label your answer as the activity rate for: Purchasing;Materials handling; & Production.
Activity | Activity Cost | Activity Base | Activity Base Total | Activity Cost / Total Activity Base |
Purchasing | $250000 | Number of Purchase Orders | 8000 | 250000/8000=31.25 |
Material Handling | $500,000 | Number of Moves | 2100 | 500000/2100=238.09 |
Production | $1350000 | Machine Hours | 10000 | $1350000/10000=135 |
Using the information from the activity rate you calculated, usethe following chart (as a guide- you do not need to replicate thetemplate) to determine the activity cost pertablet:
All work must be shown for credit.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
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2 | Activity | Activity-Base Usage à | Activity Rate | Activity = Cost | Activity- Base Usage à | Activity Rate | Activity = Cost |
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8 | Activity cost per tablet |
Using the information from the activity based costingproblem:
If traditional costing had been used and number of machine hourswere the allocation base, what would the single allocation rate be?Would applying a single allocation rate be a wise decision to applycosts in this scenario? Why or why not?