Comprehensive ABC (Learning Objectives 2, 3)
Axis Systems specializes in servers for work-group, e-commerce, and ERP applica¬ tions. The company’s original job cost system has two direct cost categories: direct materials and direct labor. Overhead is allocated to jobs at the single rate of $22 per direct labor hour.
A task force headed by Axis’s CFO recently designed an ABC system with four activities. The ABC system retains the current system’s two direct cost categories. Thus, it budgets only overhead costs for each activity. Pertinent data follow.

Axis Systems has been awarded two new contracts, which will be produced as Job A and Job B. Budget data relating to the contracts follow.

Requirements 1. Compute the product cost per unit for each job using the original costing sys¬ tem (with two direct cost categories and a single overhead allocation rate).
2. Suppose Axis Systems adopts the ABC system. Compute the product cost per unit for each job using ABC.
3. Which costing system more accurately assigns to jobs the costs of the resources consumed to produce them? Explain.
4. A dependable company has offered to produce both jobs for Axis for $5,400 per output unit. Axis may outsource (buy from the outside company) Job A only, Job B only, or both jobs. Which course of action will Axis’s managers take if they base their decision on

(a) the original system?

(b) ABC system costs? Which course of action will yield more income? Explain.

Activity Allocation Base Cost Allocation Rate Materials handling Number of parts $ 0.85 Machine setup Number of setups 500.00 Assembling Assembling hours 80.00 Shipping Number of shipments 1,500.00