Compute the overhead cost per book under this plant wide


Budgeted Activity of Cost Driver

Activity (Cost)

Cost driver

Budgeted Cost

Deluxe

Moderate

Economy

Machine Maintenance

Number of machine hours

$480,000

250

750

1,000

Setups

Number of setups

$840,000

30

15

5

Packing

Number of cartons

$216,000

10

30

50

Photo development

Number of pictures

$672,000

4,000

2,000

1,000

Total Overhead

 

$2,208,000

 

 

 

Deluxe textbooks are made with the finest-quality paper, six-color printing, and many photographs. Moderate texts are made with three colors and few photographs spread through-out each chapter. Economy books are printed in black and white and include pictures only in chapter openings.

Pino currently allocates all overhead costs based on machine hours. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate then determine the overhead charged to each type of book.

Compute the overhead cost per book under this plantwide overhead allocation system, given that the following number of books was produced during the year: ,000; ,000 and ,000 books.

Determine the overhead charged to DELUXE books (only) assuming using an activity-based costing system.

Compute the overhead cost per book for DELUXE (only) under this ABC costing system.

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