Compute the activity rate for activity cost pools


Question: Shambu Shoes is in the business of manufacturing basketball shoes. Accordingly the company uses the six activity cost pools listed below:

Activity Cost Pool           Activity Measure

Maintenance                  Machine Hours

Setups                          Setup Hours

Cutting Supervision        Setup Hours

Cutting Depreciation       Machine Hours

Assembly supervision     Direct Labor hours

Assembly Depreciation   Machine Hours

The company has already carried out its first stage allocations of costs. The company's annual costs and activities are summarized as follows:

Activity Cost Pool              Est. Overhead Cost               Expected Activity

Maintenance                          $150,000                         50,000 Machine hours

Setups                                  $450,000                         300 Setup hours

Cutting Supervision                $270,000                         300 setup hours

Cutting Depreciation               $160,000                         80,000 Machine Hours

Assembly Supervision             $160,000                         32,000 Direct Labor hrs

Assembly Depreciation              $20,000                         80,000 Machine Hours

Compute the activity rate for each of the activity cost pools: Show computations

a. Maintenance

b. Setups

c. Cutting supervision

d. Cutting depreciation

e. Assembly supervision

f. Assembly depreciation

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