First stage allocation of costs to the activity costs pools


Problem:

Lam on the Run Corporation uses Activity Based Costing data for internal decisions. The company has the following four activity costs pools.

Activity cost pool annual Activity
Producing Unit 10,000 machine-hours]
Processing orders 1,000 orders
Customer support 100 Customers
Overhead costs both manufacturing and non-manufacturing are allocated to jobs using the ABC system. These overhead costs are :
Indirect labor wages $100,000
other manufacturing overhead 300,000
Selling and Adminstration Expense 100,000

In developing the Lam on the Run Corporation Activity Based Costing System, employees were asked how they distributed each ones time and reseources across the three activity cost pools. Below are the results of the employee imput:

Production Units Other MFG Ovh    Custome support
Indirect labor wages 40%               40%    40%    20%
other manufacturing overhead         30%    10%    60%
Selling and Adminstrative expense    0%     20%    80%

A. Using the results of the information from employees, please complete the FIRST STAGE Allocation of costs to the activity costs pools.

Production Units Other MFG Ovh    Custome support    total

Indirect labor wages 40%                 $    $    $    $
other manufacturing overhead          $    $    $    $
Selling and Adminstrative expense    $    $    $    $

total                                               $     $    $    $

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