Question: 14. Susan is the controller for Simply Devine Inc., a company that produces ice cream and specializes in dairy-free versions of the Cookie Dough and

14. Susan is the controller for Simply Devine Inc., a company that produces ice cream and specializes in dairy-free versions of the Cookie Dough and Rocky Road flavors. Susan has recommended that Simply Devine implement Activity-Based Costing (ABC) as they gear up to produce the following number of pints in the coming year: Cookie Dough, 98,700 pints; and Rocky Road, 88,430 pints. Susan believes that a traditional costing system has not been the most effective manner to allocate their Manufacturing Overhead (MOH) costs. She has compiled the following data about the usage of their company resources:

Item

Pounds of Ingredients Moved

Cleaning/

Maintenance Hours

# of Inspections

Supervisor Hours

Cookie Dough

5,000

3,850

6,100

2,005

Rocky Road

3,900

2,570

3,600

2,335

Their MOH is comprised of the following costs:

Moving and Sorting Ingredients

$76,500 (8,900 pounds)

Cleaning and Maintenance

$48,200 (6,420 hours)

Quality Control

$26,550 (9,700 inspections)

Supervisor Wages

$107,430 (4,340 hours)

What is the ABC-based total MOH cost allocated per unit for Cookie Dough ice cream? (If required, round calculations to two decimal places.)

A) $0.74

B) $1.40

C) $1.41

D) $1.56

Hint: This question requires calculation of the activity rate for each of the MOH activities

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