Activity Rates and Product Costs using ActivityBased Costing
tableActivitytableBudgetedActivity CostActivity BaseCasting$Mactine hoursAssemblyDirect labor hoursInspectingNumber of inspectionsSetupNumber of setupsMaterials handling,Number of loads
Corporate records were obtained to estimate the amount of activity to be used by the two products. The estimated activitybase usage quantities and units produced follow:
tableActivity Base,Entry,Dining,TotalMachine hours,Direct labor hours,Number of inspections,Number of setups,Number of loads,Units produced,
a Determine the activity rate for each activity. If required, round the rate to the nearest dollar.
tableActivityActivity RateCastingvdots,per machine hourAssemblyvdots,per inspection labor hourInspectingvdots,per setupSetupper load
b Use the activity rates in a to determine the total and perunit activity costs associated with each product. Round the per unit rates to the nearest cent.
tableProductTotal Activity Cost,Activity Cost Per UnitEntry Lighting Fixtures,$Dining Room Lighting Fixtures,