Question

Swifty, Inc. manufactures two products: missile range instruments and space pressure gauges. During April, 50 range instruments and 200 pressure gauges were produced, and overhead costs of $90,810 were estimated. An analysis of estimated overhead costs reveals the following activities.

Activities

Cost Drivers

Total Cost

1. Materials handling Number of requisitions
$38,850

2. Machine setups Number of setups
26,190

3. Quality inspections Number of inspections
23,520

$88,560


The cost driver volume for each product was as follows.
Cost Drivers

Instruments

Gauges

Total

Number of requisitions 420 630 1,050
Number of setups 225 260 485
Number of inspections 265 225 490
Air United, Inc. manufactures two products: missil

Air United, Inc. manufactures two products: missil
Determine the overhead rate for each activity.
Overhead Rate

Materials handling $


Machine setups $


Quality inspections $

Answer 1

Answer:

Material handling= $37 per requisitons

Setups= $54 per setup

Inspections= $48 per inspection

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Activities - Cost Drivers - total cost

Materials handling - Number of requisitions - $38,850

Machine setups - Number of setups - $26,190

Quality inspections - Number of inspections - $23,520

Number of requisitions= 1,050

Number of setups= 485

Number of inspections= 490

To calculate the estimated manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula for each activity cost pool:

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Material handling= 38,850/1,050= $37 per requisitons

Setups= 26,190/485= $54 per setup

Inspections= 23,520/490= $48 per inspection