Addy Company Has Two Products: a and B

Multiple Choice

Addy Company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 1,700 units and of Product B is 1,100 units. The company has traditionally used direct labour hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Product A requires 0.3 direct labour hours per unit, and Product B requires 0.6 direct labour hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $98,785.

The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three factory overhead activity cost pools—Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory—with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:

(Note: The General Factory activity cost pool's costs are allocated on the basis of direct labour hours.)
-(Appendix 5B) The predetermined overhead rate (i.e.,activity rate) for Activity 2 under the activity-based costing system is closest to which of the following?

A) $9.15.
B) $10.23.
C) $51.99.
D) $86.93.