EXERCISE 8-21 (CONTINUED)

1,200 roasting hours

Viet Select: 4,000 pounds × 1.5 roasting hours per 100 pounds =

60 roasting hours

Blending hours:

Kenya Dark: 80,000 pounds × 0.5 blending hours per 100 pounds =

400 blending hours

Viet Select: 4,000 pounds × 0.5 blending hours per 100 pounds =

20 blending hours

Packaging hours:

Kenya Dark: 80,000 pounds × 0.3 packaging hours per 100 pounds =

240 packaging hours

Viet Select: 4,000 pounds × 0.3 packaging hours per 100 pounds =

12 packaging hours

Case 8-31 (continued)

Using the activity figures, manufacturing overhead costs can be assigned to the two products as

follows:

Kenya Dark

Activity Rate Expected Activity Amount

Purchasing ... $280 per order 4 orders $ 1,120

Material handling ... $193 per setup 32 setups 6,176

Quality control ... $180 per batch 16 batches 2,880

Roasting... $11 per roasting hour 1,200 roasting hours 13,200

Blending... $6 per blending hour 400 blending hours 2,400

Packaging ... $5 per packaging hour 240 packaging hours 1,200

Total overhead cost ... $26,976

Viet Select

Purchasing ... $280 per order 8 orders $2,240

Material handling ... $193 per setup 16 setups 3,088

Quality control ... $180 per batch 8 batches 1,440

Roasting... $11 per roasting hour 60 roasting hours 660

Blending... $6 per blending hour 20 blending hours 120

Packaging ... $5 per packaging hour 12 packaging hours 60

Total overhead cost ... $7,608

b. According to the activity-based costing system, the manufacturing

overhead cost per pound is:

Kenya

Dark Viet

Select

Total overhead cost assigned (above) (a)... $26,976 $7,608

Number of pounds manufactured (b) ... 80,000 4,000

Cost per pound (a) ÷ (b) ... $0.34 $1.90

c. The unit product costs according to the activity-based costing system

are:

Direct materials (given) ... $4.50 $2.90

Direct labor (given) ... 0.24 0.24

Manufacturing overhead ... 0.34 1.90

Total unit product cost... $5.08 $5.04