Two-Stage ABC for Manufacturing Detroit Foundry, a large manufacturer of heavy equipment components, has determined the following activity cost pools and cost driver levels for the year:
Activity Cost Pool Activity Cost Activity Cost Driver
Machine setup $720,000 12,000 setup hours
Material handling 120,000 3,000 material moves
Machine operation 680,000 10,000 machine hours
The following data are for the production of single batches of two products, C23 Cams and U2 Shafts during the month of August:
C23 Cams U2 Shafts
Units produced 500 300
Machine hours 4 5
Direct labor hours 200 400
Direct labor cost $5,000 $10,000
Direct materials cost $20,000 $15,000
Tons of materials 13 8
Setup hours 3 7
Determine the unit costs of C23 Cams and U2 Shafts using ABC.
Product Costs
C23 Cams U2 Shafts
Direct materials 30,000 $20,000
Direct labor 5,000 10,000
Manufacturing overhead
Machine setups 150 300
Material handling 780 480
Machine operation 100,000 X 75,000 X
Total job costs $135,930 X $105,830 X
Units produced 500 300
Cost per unit produced 271.86 352.77

Norton manufacturing expects to produce 2,900 units in january and 3,600 units in february. norton budgets $20 per unit for direct materials. indirect materials are insignificant and not considered for budgeting purposes. the balance in the raw materials inventory account (all direct materials) on january 1 is $38,650. norton desires the ending balance in raw materials inventory to be 10% of the next month's direct materials needed for production. desired ending balance for february is $51,100. what is the cost of budgeted purchases of direct materials needed for january? $58,000 $65,200 $26,550 $25,150

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