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The question is based on calculating product costs using two methods:

1. **Machine Hour Rate** (traditional costing method).
2. **Activity-Based Costing (ABC)** (which allocates overhead costs based on various cost drivers).

### Given Information:

**Product Output:**
- Product A: 120 units
- Product B: 100 units
- Product C: 80 units
- Product D: 120 units

**Cost Details for Each Product:**
- **Direct Materials**:  
  - A: $40  
  - B: $50  
  - C: $30  
  - D: $60
- **Direct Labour**:  
  - A: $28  
  - B: $21  
  - C: $14  
  - D: $21
- **Machine Hours per Unit**:  
  - A: 4 hours  
  - B: 3 hours  
  - C: 2 hours  
  - D: 3 hours

### Production Overheads (absorbed by machine hour rate):
- Machine departmental costs: $10,430
- Set up costs: $5,250
- Stores receiving: $3,600
- Inspection/Quality control: $2,100
- Materials handling & dispatch: $4,620

### Overhead Cost Drivers:
- **Set up costs**: Number of production runs
- **Stores receiving**: Requisitions raised
- **Inspection/Quality control**: Number of production runs
- **Materials handling & dispatch**: Orders executed

Additional Data:
- Requisitions raised for stores: 20 per product.
- Orders executed: 42 (with each order being a batch of 10 units).
  
### Required:
**(a)** Calculate the total cost for Product A if all overheads are absorbed on a machine hour basis.  
**(b)** Calculate the total cost for each product using activity-based costing (ABC).

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I'll walk through part (a) first: the total cost using the **machine hour basis** for Product A. Here's how:

1. **Calculate Total Machine Hours for Product A:**
   - Product A’s output is 120 units, and each unit requires 4 machine hours.  
   - Total machine hours for Product A = $ 120 \times 4 = 480 \text{ hours} $.

2. **Total Overhead Based on Machine Hours:**
   - Total machine hours for all products:
     - A: $ 120 \times 4 = 480 $
     - B: $ 100 \times 3 = 300 $
     - C: $ 80 \times 2 = 160 $
     - D: $ 120 \times 3 = 360 $
     - Total = $ 480 + 300 + 160 + 360 = 1,300 $ machine hours.
   
   - Overhead cost absorbed by machine hours is $10,430.

   - Overhead rate per machine hour = $ \frac{10,430}{1,300} = 8.02 $ (approx).

3. **Overhead Absorbed by Product A:**
   - Overhead for Product A = $ 480 \times 8.02 = 3,849.60 $.

4. **Total Cost for Product A:**
   - Direct materials = $40
   - Direct labour = $28
   - Overhead absorbed = $3,849.60 (for total output of 120 units)
   - Total cost for Product A = Direct Materials + Direct Labour + Overhead per unit  
     = $ 40 + 28 + \frac{3,849.60}{120} = 40 + 28 + 32.08 = 100.08 $ per unit.

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For part (b), I'll need to calculate overheads based on **Activity-Based Costing**. Would you like me to proceed with part (b) and break down the overhead allocation for each product?

Having attended a session on activity cost based costing, you decide to experiment by applying the principles of ABC to the four products currently made and sold by your company. Details of the four products and relevant information are given below for one period:
- Product A, B, C, D with varying output, cost per unit, direct materials, direct labor, and machine hours. Calculate the total cost for product A if all overheads are absorbed on a machine hour basis. Then, calculate the total cost for each product using activity-based costing.

Learn how to calculate the total costs for products A, B, C, and D using both the traditional machine hour rate and the activity-based costing (ABC) method. This problem involves overhead allocation, direct materials, and direct labor. Suitable for finance and accounting students.

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