Kunkel Company makes two products and uses a conventional costing system. A single plantwide predetermined overhead rate is computed based on direct labor-hours. Data for the two products for the upcoming year follow: MerconWurcon
Direct materials cost per unit$ 8.00$ 6.00
Direct labor cost per unit $ 10.00$ 11.00
Direct labor-hours per unit2.007.00
Number of units produced1,0002,000
These products are customized to some degree for specific customers.
Required:
1. The company's manufacturing overhead costs for the year are expected to be $1,200,000. Using the company's conventional costing system, compute the unit product costs for the two products.
2. Management is considering an activity-based costing system in which half of the overhead would continue to be allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours and half would be allocated on the basis of engineering design time. This time is expected to be distributed as follows during the upcoming year:
Mercon Wurcon Total
Engineering design time (in hours) 1,000 1,000 2,000
Compute the unit product cost for the two products using the proposed ABC system. (Do not round intermediate calculation. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)
Mercon Wurcon
Unit product cost