Question: Required information Exercise 4-8 (Algo) Computing ABC Product Costs [LO4-2, LO4-3] Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Performance Products

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Exercise 4-8 (Algo) Computing ABC Product Costs [LO4-2, LO4-3]

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Performance Products Corporationmakes two products, titanium Rims and Posts. Data regarding the two products follow:

Direct Labor-Hours per unit Annual Production
Rims 0.80 19,000 units
Posts 0.60 86,000 units

Additional information about the company follows:

  1. Rims require $13 in direct materials per unit, and Posts require $9.
  2. The direct labor wage rate is $15 per hour.
  3. Rims are more complex to manufacture than Posts and they require special equipment.
  4. The ABC system has the following activity cost pools:

Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Estimated Activity
Estimated Overhead Cost Rims Posts Total
Machine setups Number of setups $ 39,560 80 120 200
Special processing Machine-hours $ 140,180 2,000 0 2,000
General factory Direct labor-hours $ 532,000 15,200 51,600 66,800

Exercise 4-8 (Algo) Part 1

Required:

1. Compute the activity rate for each activity cost pool.

2. Determine the unit product cost of each product according to the ABC system. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

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