8. Hayward Industries manufactures dining chairs and tables. The following information is available: Dining ChairsTablesTotal Cost Machine setups200600$48,000 Inspections250470$72,000 Labor hours2,6002,400 Hayward is considering switching from one overhead rate based on labor hours to activity-based costing. Instructions Perform the following analyses for these two components of overhead: a. Compute total machine setups and inspection costs assigned to each product, using a single overhead rate. b. Compute total machine setups and inspection costs assigned to each product, using activity-based costing. c. Comment on your findings.

Instructions are listed below.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Dining Chairs - Tables - Total cost

Machine setups: 200 - 600 - $48,000

Inspections: 250 - 470 - $72,000

Labor hours: 2,600 - 2,400

A) A single overhead rate:

To calculate the estimated manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

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

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= (48,000 + 72,000) / (2,600 + 2,400)= $24 per direct labor hour

Now, we can allocate overhead based on direct labor hours:

Allocated MOH= Estimated manufacturing overhead rate* Actual amount of allocation base

Dining Chairs:

Allocated MOH= 24*2,600= $62,400

Tables:

Allocated MOH= 24*2,400= $57,600

B) We have to calculate an overhead rate for each activity cost pool.

Overhead rate:

Machine setups:

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= 48,000/800= $60 per machine hour set up

Inspections:

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= 72,000/ 720= $100 per inspection

Based on the overhead rate, we can allocate overhead to each product.

Dining chairs:

Allocated MOH= 60* 200 + 100*250= $37,000

Tables:

Allocated MOH= 60*600 + 100*470= $83,000

C) We can conclude that activity cost allocation is more accurate than using a single rate plant-wide. We can allocate costs more efficiently.