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Computing overhead rates based on different cost drivers
Roebuck Industries produces two electronic decoders, P and Q. Decoder P is more sophisticated and requires more programming and testing than does Decoder Q. Because of these product differences, the company wants to use activity-based costing to allocate overhead costs. It has identified four activity pools. Relevant information follows.
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|
Repair and maintenance on assembly machine |
$ 50,000 |
Number of units produced |
|
Programming cost |
84,000 |
Number of programming hours |
|
Software inspections |
6,000 |
Number of inspections |
|
Product testing |
8,000 |
Number of tests |
|
Total overhead cost |
$148,000 |
 |
Expected activity for each product follows.
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| Â |
 Numberof Units |
Number ofProgrammingHours |
 Number ofInspections |
 Numberof Tests |
|
Decoder P |
20,000 |
2,000 |
190 |
1,400 |
|
Decoder Q |
30,000 |
1,500 |
60 |
1,100 |
|
Total |
50,000 |
3,500 |
250 |
2,500 |
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Required
Compute the overhead rate for each activity pool.
Determine the overhead cost allocated to each product.
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