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Falcon Crest Corporation Manufactures Two Brands of Wine: Regular and Extra

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Falcon Crest Corporation manufactures two brands of wine: Regular and Extra Rich
Below is the current year production data for the company:

  Regular  Extra Rich 
 Direct material in pounds  225,000  110,000
 Direct labor hours  45,000  65,000
 Machine hours  36,000  24,000
 Number of setups  1,450  65,000
 Number of gallons produced  450,000  90,000

The 335,000 pounds of material had a total cost of $753,750.Direct labor is $21 per hour.
The company has total overhead production costs of $2,212,125.
a.If Falcon Crest Corporation applies factory overhead using direct labor hours,compute the total production cost and the unit cost for each brand
b.If Falcon Crest Corporation applies factory overhead using machine hours,compute the total production cost and the unit cost for each brand.
c.Assume that Falcon Crest Corporation has established the following activity centers,cost drivers,and costs to apply factory overhead.
 Cost Pool  Cost Driver Cost  Volume 
 Equipment Maintenance  # of machine hours  $450,000  60,000
 Production Setup  # of setups  $248,625  3,825
 Material Handling  Pounds of Materials  $703,500  335,000
 Storage Costs  # of gallons produced  $810,000  540,000

Compute the total cost and the unit cost for each brand.
d.Explain why the unit cost for each model is different across the three methods of overhead application.How can this information benefit the organization?

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