Question: Silicon Optics has supplied the following data for use in its activity-based costing system: Overhead Costs Wages and salaries $ 343,000 Other overhead costs 194,000

Silicon Optics has supplied the following data for use in its activity-based costing system:

Overhead Costs
Wages and salaries $ 343,000
Other overhead costs 194,000
Total overhead costs $ 537,000

Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Total Activity
Direct labor support Number of direct labor-hours 12,000 DLHs
Order processing Number of orders 570 orders
Customer support Number of customers 100 customers
Other This is an organization-sustaining activity Not applicable

Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities

Direct Labor Support Order Processing Customer Support Other Total
Wages and salaries 10 % 30 % 20 % 40 % 100 %
Other overhead costs 30 % 20 % 20 % 30 % 100 %

During the year, Silicon Optics completed an order for a special optical switch for a new customer, Indus Telecom. This customer did not order any other products during the year. Data concerning that order follow:

Data Concerning the Indus Telecom Order
Selling price $ 270 per unit
Units ordered 100 units
Direct materials $ 254 per unit
Direct labor-hours 0.5 DLH per unit
Direct labor rate $ 27 per DLH

Required:
1.

Prepare a report showing the first-stage allocations of overhead costs to the activity cost pools.

2.

Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

3.

Compute the overhead costs for the order from Indus Telecom, including customer support costs. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

4.

Prepare a report showing the customer margin for Indus Telecom. (Negative customer margins should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

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