Activity-based costing versus traditional costing Lovelace Company produces only two products: reading glasses and sunglasses. The company uses a normal cost system and overhead costs are currently allocated using a plant-wide overhead rate based on direct labor hours. Outside cost consultants have recommended that the company use activity-based costing to charge overhead to products. The company expects to produce 4,000 reading glasses and 8,000 sunglasses this year. Each pair of reading glasses requires two direct labor hours to produce and each pair of sunglasses requires one-half hour to produce. The direct material and direct labor costs per unit are as follows: Estimated total factory overhead data for the year is as follows: Required (Traditional Method):

1. Using the traditional cost assignment method, calculate the plant-wide overhead rate: Plant-wide overhead rate: $___________________per direct labor hour

2. Under the traditional cost assignment method using the plant-wide overhead rate, how much is the overhead cost per unit for the: Reading glasses: $________________per unit Sunglasses: $________________per unit

 

3. Using the traditional cost assignment method how much is the product cost per unit for the: Reading glasses: $________________per unit Sunglasses: $________________per unit 

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