The August Manufacturing Company in Rochester, Minnesota, assembles and tests electronic components used in handheld video phones.

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The August Manufacturing Company in Rochester, Minnesota, assembles and tests electronic components used in handheld video phones. Consider the following data regarding component T24 (amounts are per unit):

Direct materials cost ................ $ 82.00

Direct labor cost ................. 23.00

Activity- based costs allocated ............?

Total manufacturing product cost .......... ?

The activities required to build the component follow:


The August Manufacturing Company in Rochester, Minnesota, assembles and tests


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1. Complete the missing items for the two tables.
2. Why might managers favor this ABC system instead of August’s older system, which allocated all manufacturing overhead costs on the basis of direct laborhours?

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Horngrens Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133255584

4th Edition

Authors: Tracie L. Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura

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