Churchill Products is considering updating its cost system to an activity-based costing system and is interested...

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Churchill Products is considering updating its cost system to an activity-based costing system and is interested in understanding the effects. The company's cost accountant has identified three overhead cost pools along with appropriate cost drivers for each pool. Cost Pools Utilities $ Scheduling and setup Material handling Costs 280,000 300,000 820,000 Activity Drivers 56,000 machine-hours 600 setups 1,640,000 pounds of material The company manufactures three models of water basins (Oval, Round, and Square). The plans for production for the next year and the budgeted direct costs and activity by product line are as follows. Total direct costs (material and labor) Total machine-hours Total number of setups Total pounds of material Total direct labor-hours Number of units produced Required: Oval Products Round Square $ 90,000 $ 30,000 60 70,000 $ 80,000 8,000 300 18,000 240 490,000 3,000 320,000 2,000 830,000 5,000 3,800 1,800 6,500 a. The current cost accounting system charges overhead to products based on direct labor-hours. What unit product costs will be reported for the three products if the current cost system continues to be used? b. What are the cost driver rates for the three cost pools identified by the cost accountant? c. What unit product costs will be reported for the three products if the ABC system suggested by the cost accountant's classification of cost pools is used? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C The current cost accounting system charges overhead to products based on direct labor-hours. What unit product costs will be reported for the three products if the current cost system continues to be used? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Per unit cost" answers to 2 decimal places.) Total cost Per unit cost Oval Round Square Churchill Products is considering updating its cost system to an activity-based costing system and is interested in understanding the effects. The company's cost accountant has identified three overhead cost pools along with appropriate cost drivers for each pool. Cost Pools Utilities $ Scheduling and setup Material handling Costs 280,000 300,000 820,000 Activity Drivers 56,000 machine-hours 600 setups 1,640,000 pounds of material The company manufactures three models of water basins (Oval, Round, and Square). The plans for production for the next year and the budgeted direct costs and activity by product line are as follows. Total direct costs (material and labor) Total machine-hours Total number of setups Total pounds of material Total direct labor-hours Number of units produced Required: Oval Products Round Square $ 90,000 $ 30,000 60 70,000 $ 80,000 8,000 300 18,000 240 490,000 3,000 320,000 2,000 830,000 5,000 3,800 1,800 6,500 a. The current cost accounting system charges overhead to products based on direct labor-hours. What unit product costs will be reported for the three products if the current cost system continues to be used? b. What are the cost driver rates for the three cost pools identified by the cost accountant? c. What unit product costs will be reported for the three products if the ABC system suggested by the cost accountant's classification of cost pools is used? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C The current cost accounting system charges overhead to products based on direct labor-hours. What unit product costs will be reported for the three products if the current cost system continues to be used? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Per unit cost" answers to 2 decimal places.) Total cost Per unit cost Oval Round Square