Saddle Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to...

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Saddle Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor costs. The president has heard of activity-based costing and wants to see how the results would differ if this system were used. Two activity cost pools were developed: machining (machine hours) and machine setup (number of setups). The total estimated machine hours is 2,000, and the total estimated number of setups is 500. Presented below is information related to the companys operations.

Standard

Custom

Direct labor costs $50,000 $100,000
Machine hours 1,000 1,000
Number of setups 100 400

Total estimated overhead costs are $240,000. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $140,000, and $100,000 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.

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