ABC Problems
ABC Problems
ABC Problems
Scottso Enterprises incurs $300,000 in manufacturing overhead costs each month. The company has
been allocating overhead to individual product lines based on direct labor hours
Amount Amount of
Cost driver In Pool Activity
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Direct labor hours $100,000 15,000
Number of batches 150,000 200
Design changes 50,000 125
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Total overhead costs $300,000
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Two products have the following characteristics:
Product X Product Y
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Direct labor hours 1,000 400
Number of batches 10 20
Design changes 1 15
a. Determine the overhead to be allocated to each product using direct labor hours as the only cost
driver.
b. Determine the overhead to be allocated to each product using the three drivers identified.
Gilmore Company produces two products in a single factory. The following production and cost
information has been determined:
Model 1 Model 2
Units produced 1,000 200
Material moves (total) 100 40
Testing time (total) 250 125
Direct labor hours per unit 1 5
The controller has determined total overhead to be P480,000. P140,000 relates to material moves;
P150,000 relates to testing; the remainder is related to labor time.
1. If Gilmore uses direct labor hours to allocate overhead to each model, what would overhead per
unit be for each model?
2. If Gilmore uses activity-based costing to allocate overhead to each model, what would overhead
per unit be each model?