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Hewett, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product E7 and Product U7. Da

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Question

Hewett, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product E7 and Product U7. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:


The direct labor rate is $29.50 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit is $164.10 for Product E7 and $289.50 for Product U7.

The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:


The activity rate for the Production Orders activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:

$77.03 per order

$82.48 per order

$73.95 per order

$83.46 per order

Expected Production Direct Labor-Hours Per Unit Total Direct Labor-Hours Product E7 1,000 7.0 7,000 Product U7 200 8.0    1,600 Total direct labor-hours    8,600

Explanation / Answer

The activity rate for the Production Orders activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:

$58422 / 700 = $83.46 per order