Assume the same information as in problem 5-56 above, except that, to improve the accuracy of the

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Assume the same information as in problem 5-56 above, except that, to improve the accuracy of the ABC-costs, EEI has determined resource consumption rates based on cost drivers instead of estimated-percentage-consumption rates. The resource consumption cost drivers and driver levels are given below:





Resource DriverResource Total



Factory Costs

Salaries
850,000Number of employees17

Supplies
150,000Number of machines10

Factory Expense
550,000Square feet, floor space22,000



1,550,000
















The resource consumption drivers are used by the activities as follows:










ResourceResource




DriverTotalSetupAssemblyInspect & FinishingPackaging
Number of employees175642
Number of machines103331
Square feet, floor space22,0004,0008,0006,0004,000














Activities Activity Driver 




Setupbatch




Assemblyunits




Inspect and Finishinghours




Packaginghours












Safe-VSafe-T



Batches250600



Units60,00072,000



Finishing hours, per unit0.20.3



Packaging hours, per unit0.10.15



Materials per unit$3.50$6.00











Required

1. Determine the amount of the cost pool for each of the four activities.

2. Determine the activity-based rates for assigning factory costs to the two products.

3. Determine the activity-based total unit cost for each of theproducts.

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Cost management a strategic approach

ISBN: 978-0073526942

5th edition

Authors: Edward J. Blocher, David E. Stout, Gary Cokins

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