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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