Smelly Perfume Company manufactures and distributes several different products. They currently use a plant-wide allocation method for allocating overhead at a rate of $7 per direct labor hour. Cindy is the department manager of Department C which produces Products J and P. Diane is the department manager of Department D which manufactures Product X. The product costs (per case of 24 bottles) and other information are as follows:
J P X
Direct materials $100.00 $ 72.00 $48.00
Direct labor 42.00 31.50 12.00
Overhead 28.00 21.00 14.00
$170.00 $124.50 $74.00
Machine hours 4 2 3
Number of cases (per year) 300 500 600
1. If Smelly changes its allocation basis to machine hours, what is the total product cost per case for Product P?
a. $163.50
b. $144.00
c. $138.15
d. $117.15
2. If Smelly changes its overhead allocation to departmental rates, what is the product cost per case for Product P assuming Departments C and D use direct labor hours and machine hours as their respective allocation bases?
a. $117.15
b. $163.50
c. $121.50
d. $138.15