Several years after reengineering its production process, Dettling Corporation hired a new controller, Alana Metzgar. She developed an ABC system very similar to the one used by Dettling's chief rival. Part of the reason Metzgar developed the ABC system was because Dettling's profits had been declining, even though the company had shifted its product mix toward the product that had appeared most profitable under the old system. Before adopting the new ABC system, the company had used a plant wide overhead rate based on direct labor hours that was developed years ago. For the upcoming year, Dettling's budgeted ABC manufacturing overhead allocation rates are as follows:

The number of parts is now a feasible allocation base because Dettling recently installed a plant wide computer system. Dettling produces two wheel models: Standard and Deluxe. Budgeted data for the upcoming year are as follows:

The company's managers expect to produce 1,000 units of each model during the year.
Requirements
1. Compute the total budgeted manufacturing overhead cost for the upcoming year.
2. Compute the manufacturing overhead cost per wheel of each model using ABC.
3. Compute the company's traditional plant wide overhead rate. Use this rate to determine the manufacturing overhead cost per wheel under the traditional system.

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Activity Cost Allocation Rate $ 4.50 per part $325.00 per setup $ 31.00 per part $ 51.00 per hour Allocation Base Number of parts Number of setups Number of parts Finishing direct labor hours Activity Materials handling Machine setup Insertion of parts Finishing Deluxe Standard 4.0 Parts per wheel Setups per 1,000 wheels Finishing direct labor hours per wheel Total direct labor hours per wheel . 6.0 20.0 3.0 3.8 20.0 1.0 2.7