Calculate the total cost of the products


Electronic World Co. manufactures two types of radios, Model1 which is their high feature radio and Model2 their standard radio type. Below is the detailed production requirements for both types of radios.

                                           Model 1      Model 2
Number of radios                    1000          2000
Direct materials                   $20/unit     $10/unit
Direct Labor Hrs at 10$/hr       4hrs          2hrs

Machine time              3hrs                 2hrs
Production Runs    1 run of 1000    2 runs of 1000

The Manufacturing Overhead costs for Electronic World Co. is identified as $100,000, which is split across 2 activities.

Cost Cost Driver

Machine costs $70,000 Machine hours
Setup costs of $30,000 Production runs

Calculate the Total Cost of the products using:

a) Traditional costing method.

b) Activity based costing method.

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