Asked by Ahmed El Shamlol on Jun 13, 2024
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Meester Corporation has an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools--Machining, Order Filling, and Other. In the first stage allocations, costs in the two overhead accounts, equipment depreciation and supervisory expense, are allocated to three activity cost pools based on resource consumption. Data used in the first stage allocations follow: Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activity Cost Pools:
Machining costs are assigned to products using machine-hours (MHs) and Order Filling costs are assigned to products using the number of orders. The costs in the Other activity cost pool are not assigned to products. Activity data for the company's two products follow:Activity:
The activity rate for the Order Filling activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:
A) $8.00 per order
B) $13.33 per order
C) $10.40 per order
D) $104.00 per order
Activity-Based Costing
An accounting method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities required to produce each product or service, aiming for more precise cost allocation.
Equipment Depreciation
The process of allocating the cost of tangible assets over its useful life, representing how much of the asset's value has been used up.
Supervisory Expense
Supervisory expense relates to the costs associated with the oversight and management of employees or production processes, often part of overhead costs.
- Ascertain activity rates within various cost pools under Activity-Based Costing.
Verified Answer
Activity rate = Total cost of activity pool / Total activity usage
Activity rate = $31,200 / 3,000 orders
Activity rate = $10.40 per order
Learning Objectives
- Ascertain activity rates within various cost pools under Activity-Based Costing.
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