Question: Performance Products Corporation makes two products, Titanium Rims and Posts. Data regarding the two products is provided in the following table: Direct Labor Hours per

Performance Products Corporation makes two products, Titanium Rims and Posts. Data regarding the two products is provided in the following table:

Direct Labor Hours per Unit

Annual Production

Rims

0.40

20,000 units

Posts

0.20

80,000 units

Additional information about the company follows:

  1. Rims require $17.00 in direct materials per unit, and Posts require $10.00.
  2. The direct labor wage rate is $16.00 per hour.
  3. Rims are more complex to manufacture than Posts, and they require special equipment.
  4. The Activity Based Costing (ABC) System has the following activity cost pools:

Activity Cost Pool

Activity Measure

Estimated Overhead Cost

Rims

Posts

Total Activity for Rims and Posts

Machine Setups

Number of Machine Setups

$21,600

100

80

180

Special Processing

Machine Hours

$180,000

4,000

0

4,000

General Factory

Direct Labor Hours

$288,000

8,000

16,000

24,000

  1. Determine the amount of manufacturing overhead assigned to each product (Rims and Posts) for each activity cost pool. PLEASE SHOW WORK -- I WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU! Overhead is assigned to the two products as follows: Rims:
  2. Activity Cost Pool

    Activity Rate

    Activity

    ABC Cost

    Machine Setups

    Special Processing

    General Factory

    Total Factory Overhead

    Posts:

    Activity Cost Pool

    Activity Rate

    Activity

    ABC Cost

    Machine Setups

    Special Processing

    General Factory

    Total Factory Overhead

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