The Dawson Company manufactures small lamps and desk lamps. The following shows the activities per product and the total overhead information:
Setups | Inspections | Assembly (dlh) | |
Small Lamps - 3,600 units | 3,500 | 9,600 | 44,400 |
Desk Lamps - 9,500 units | 7,000 | 16,000 | 44,400 |
Activity Pool | Activity Base | Budgeted Amount |
Setups | 10,500 | $98,700 |
Inspections | 25,600 | $133,120 |
Assembly (dlh) | 77,700 | $380,730 |
Calculate the overhead per unit to be charged to small lamps.
$58.41
$116.82
$83.44
$141.85
Activity pool |
Activity rate [ Budgeted amount / Activity base ] |
|
Setups |
9.4 [ 98700/10500 ] |
Per setup |
Inspection |
5.2 [ 133120/25600 ] |
Per inspection |
Assembly (dlh) |
4.9 [ 380730/77700 ] |
Per dlh |
Calculation of overhead allocated to small lamps : | ||
Activity pool |
Overhead allocated [ Activity base of small lamps * Activity rate ] |
|
Setups |
32900 [ 3500*9.4 ] |
|
Inspection |
49920 [ 9600*5.2 ] |
|
Assembly (dlh) |
217560 [ 44400*4.9 ] |
|
Total overhead allocated | 300380 | |
Overhead per unit charged to small lamps = Total overhead charged to small lamps / Number of units = 300380/3600 | $ 83.44 |
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