Exercise9 Berg Company incurs $320,000 overhead costs each year in its three main departments, setup ($20,000), machining ($220,000), and packing ($80,000). The setup department performs 40 setups per year, the machining department works 5,000 hours per year, and the packing department packs 500 orders per year. Information about Berg’s two products is as follows: Number of setups Machining hours Orders packed Number of products manufactured Product A1 Product B1 20 1,000 150 600 20 4,000 350 400 1) Under the traditional system if the machining hours are used as a base, how much overhead is assigned to Product A1 and Product 2 each year? 2) Using ABC, how much overhead is assigned to Product A1 each year? 3) Using ABC, how much overhead is assigned to Product B1 each year?
Expert Answer
Answer to Part 1
Particulars | Product A1 | Product B1 |
Machine Hours | 1000 | 4000 |
Per Hour Rate | 64 | 64 |
Overhead Applied | 64000 | 256000 |
Working Note | |
Partiulars | Amount |
Total Overhead (A) | 320000 |
Machine Hours (B) | 5000 |
Overhead Per Hour (A/B) | 64 |
Answer to Part 2 and Part 3
Activity | Setup | Machining | Packing |
Per Basis Cost (A) | 500 | 44 | 160 |
Product A1 (B) | 20 | 1000 | 150 |
Overhead Applied (A X B) | 10000 | 44000 | 24000 |
Product B1 (C) | 20 | 4000 | 350 |
Overhead Applied (A X C) | 10000 | 176000 | 56000 |