Question

Starbright manufactures child car seats, strollers, and baby swings. Starbright's manufacturing costs are budgeted as follows: Factory utilities: $85,000 Factory foremen salaries: $86,000 Machinery setup costs: $30,000 Total manufacturing overhead: $201,000 The company uses activity-based costing to allocate its manufacturing overhead costs to products based on the following schedule: Overhead Cost Allocation Base Estimated Activity Level Factory Utilities Direct labor-hours 14,500 Factory foremen salaries Machine hours 18,850 Setup costs Number of production runs 137 During the current month, the following levels of activities were incurred: Car Seats Strollers Baby Swings Total Direct Labor Costs $ 41,800 $ 71,250 $ 24,700 $ 137,750 Direct Labor Hours 4,400 7,500 2,600 14,500 Machine Hours 5,450 10,000 3,400 18,850 Production Runs 35 62 40 137 Units Produced 1,100 3,000 970 5,070 What are the factory foremen salaries allocated to Car Seats during the current month

Answer 1

Answer: $24865

Explanation:

The factory foremen salaries allocated to car Seats during the current month will be calculated as:

Factory foremen salaries = $86,000

Factory foremen salaries Machine hours = 18,850

Machine Hours for car seats = 5,450

Therefore, the factory foremen salaries allocated to car Seats during the current month will be:

= (86000 / 18850) × 5450

= $24865