Perdon Corporation manufactures safeslarge mobile safes, and large walk-in stationary bank safes. As part of...

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Perdon Corporation manufactures safeslarge mobile safes, and large walk-in stationary bank safes. As part of its annual budgeting process, Perdon is analyzing the profitability of its two products. Part of this analysis involves estimating the amount of overhead to be allocated to each product line. The information shown below relates to overhead.

Mobile Safes

Walk-in Safes

Units planned for production 200 50
Material moves per product line 300 200
Purchase orders per product line 450 350
Direct labor hours per product line 800 1,700
The total estimated manufacturing overhead was $272,000. Under traditional costing (which assigns overhead on the basis of direct labor hours), what amount of manufacturing overhead costs are assigned to: (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)
(1) One mobile safe $

per unit
(2) One walk-in safe $

per unit

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The total estimated manufacturing overhead of $272,000 was comprised of $164,000 for materials handling costs and $108,000 for purchasing activity costs. Under activity-based costing (ABC): (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.) What amount of materials handling costs are assigned to:
(a) One mobile safe $

per unit
(b) One walk-in safe $

per unit

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The total estimated manufacturing overhead of $272,000 was comprised of $164,000 for materials handling costs and $108,000 for purchasing activity costs. Under activity-based costing (ABC): (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.) What amount of purchasing activity costs are assigned to:
(a) One mobile safe $

per unit
(b) One walk-in safe $

per unit

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Compare the amount of overhead allocated to one mobile safe and to one walk-in safe under the traditional costing approach versus under ABC. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)

Traditional Costing

Activity-Based Costing

Mobile safe $

$

Walk-in safe $

$

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