Two-stage method of allocating overhead costs


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Outdoor Sports, Inc., produces two types of skis, downhill skis and cross country skis. Product and production information about the two items is show below (see the attachment)

1) Outdoor Sports uses the traditional two-stage method of allocating overhead costs based on direct labor hours, what is the amount of indirect costs per set of skis for each of the two tpes of skis?

2) If Outdoor Sports uses activity based costing, what is the total mount of indirect costs per set of skis for each of the two types of skis? Assume that depreciation is allocated based on machine hours, setup costs based on the number of setups, and miscellaneous costs based on the number of direct labor hours.





Downhill Skis Cross Country Skis




75,000
125,000
Number of Setups

200
50
Total Direct Labor Hours
150,000 hours 250,000 hours
Direct Labor Hours per Unit
2 hours
2 hours
Total Machine Hours
25,000 hours 100,000 hours
Machine Hours per Unit
0.333 hours
0.08 hours
















Indirect Costs Consist of the Following



Depreciation of Factory Equipment $2,000,000


Setup Costs

$1,500,000


Miscellaneous Inderect Costs
$1,000,000


Total


$4,500,000


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