Question: 2. Management is considering using activity-based absorption costing to apply manufacturing overhead cost to products. The activity-based system would have the following four activity cost
2. Management is considering using activity-based absorption costing to apply manufacturing overhead cost to products. The activity-based system would have the following four activity cost pools:
| Activity Cost Pool | Activity Measure | Estimated Overhead Cost | |
| Purchasing | Purchase orders issued | $ | 215,250 |
| Processing | Machine-hours | 4,950,000 | |
| Scrap/rework | Scrap/rework orders issued | 707,850 | |
| Shipping | Number of shipments | 792,000 | |
| $ | 6,665,100 | ||
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| Activity Measure | Deluxe | Regular | Total |
| Purchase orders issued | 410 | 820 | 1,230 |
| Machine-hours | 22,000 | 33,000 | 55,000 |
| Scrap/rework orders issued | 550 | 440 | 990 |
| Number of shipments | 5,280 | 7,920 | 13,200 |
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Determine the predetermined overhead rate for each of the four activity cost pools.
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