Activity cost pools and activity rates


Problem: Larner Corporation is a diversified manufacturer of industrial goods. The company's activity-based costing system contains the following six activity cost pools and activity rates:

Activity Cost Pool    Activity Rates
Supporting direct labor    $9    per direct labor-hour
Machine processing         $3    per machine-hour
Machine setups               $35    per setup
Production orders           $150    per order
Shipments                     $120    per shipment
Product sustaining          $875    per product

Activity data have been supplied for the following two products:

Total Expected Activity
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Direct labor-hours    1,100 50
Machine-hours         2,600 40
Machine setups            9    1
Production orders        9     1
Shipments                 18     1
Product sustaining       1      1

Required:

Determine the total overhead cost that would be assigned to each of the products.

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