Question: Problem 17-3A Applying activity-based costing LO P1, P3, A1, A2, C3 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Craft Pro Machining produces machine

Problem 17-3A Applying activity-based costing LO P1, P3, A1, A2, C3

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Craft Pro Machining produces machine tools for the construction industry. The following details about overhead costs were taken from its company records.

Production Activity Indirect Labor Indirect Materials Other Overhead
Grinding $ 400,000
Polishing $ 155,000
Product modification 450,000
Providing power $ 245,000
System calibration 540,000

Additional information on the drivers for its production activities follows.

Grinding 14,000 machine hours
Polishing 14,000 machine hours
Product modification 1,500 engineering hours
Providing power 15,000 direct labor hours
System calibration 650 batches

Job 3175 Job 4286
Number of units 170 units 2,125 units
Machine hours 450 MH 4,500 MH
Engineering hours 27 eng. hours 28 eng. hours
Batches 15 batches 45 batches
Direct labor hours 410 DLH 3,690 DLH

Problem 17-3A Part 1

Required: 1. Classify each activity as unit level, batch level, product level, or facility level.

Grinding
Polishing
Product modification
Providing power
System calibration

Problem 17-3A Parts 2, 3 & 4

2, 3 & 4. Compute the activity overhead rates using ABC. Combine the grinding and polishing activities into a single cost pool. Determine overhead costs to assign to the following jobs using ABC. What is the overhead cost per unit for Job 3175? What is the overhead cost per unit for Job 4286? (Round your activity rate and average overhead cost per unit to 2 decimal places. Round "overhead assigned" to the nearest whole dollar.)

Job 3175 Job 4286
Activity Overhead Cost Activity Drivers Activity Rate Activity driver incurred Overhead assigned Activity driver incurred Overhead assigned
Grinding & Polishing Machine hours
Product modification Engineering hrs.
Providing power Direct labor hrs.
System calibration batches

Problem 17-3A Part 5

5. If the company uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours, what is the overhead cost for each unit of Job 3175? Of Job 4286? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "OH Cost per unit" answers to 2 decimal places.)

Product DL hours Plantwide OH rate Total Overhead Cost Units Produced OH Cost per unit
Job 3175
Job 4286

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