Molded luggage is one of the main product lines for the Traveler Corporation. Traveler uses large molding
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The following data pertain to setting up one of the molding machines, which costs $40,000 per year.
Required:
a. Suppose Traveler allocates setup costs to products by using the number of setups as the allocation basis. What is the setup cost allocated to each product?
b. Suppose Traveler allocates setup costs to products using the total number of setup hours as the allocation basis. What is the setup cost allocated to each product?
c. Why do your answers for requirements (a) and (b) differ? What condition is necessary for the two answers tocoincide?
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Managerial accounting
ISBN: 978-0471467854
1st edition
Authors: ramji balakrishnan, k. s i varamakrishnan, Geoffrey b. sprin
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