Multiple Choice
Kepple Manufacturing currently uses a traditional costing system.The company allocates overhead to its two products,Zips and Dees,using a predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on direct labour hours.Here is data related to the company's two products:
Information about the company's estimated manufacturing overhead for the year follows:
Total estimated direct labour hours for the company for the year are 110,000 hours.
The company is evaluating whether it should use an activity-based costing system in place of its traditional costing system.Additional information about production needed for the activity-based costing system follows:
Note: engineering hours and part types are equivalent.
The amount of manufacturing overhead that would be allocated to one unit of Zips using an activity-based costing system would be closest to
A) $32.86.
B) $51.12.
C) $64.81.
D) $11.95.
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