Spin Cycle Company uses three activity pools to apply overhead to its products. Each activity has a cost driver used to allocate the overhead costs to the product. The activities and related overhead costs are as follows: Product design $40,000; Machining $300,000; and Material handling $100,000. The cost drivers and expected use are as follows.
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Expected Use of Cost Drivers |
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Activities |
Cost Drivers |
per Activity |
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Product design |
Number of product changes |
10 |
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Machining |
Machine hours |
150,000 |
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Material handling |
Number of set ups |
100 |
(a) Compute the predetermined overhead rate for each activity. (b) Classify each of these activities as unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level.