Velshi Printers has contracts to complete weekly supplements required by forty-six customers. For the year 2018, manufacturing overhead cost estimates total $1,500,000 for an annual production capacity of 10 million pages.
For 2018 Velshi Printers has decided to evaluate the use of additional cost pools. After analyzing manufacturing overhead costs, it was determined that number of design changes, setups, and inspections are the primary manufacturing overhead cost drivers. The following information was gathered during the analysis:

During 2018, two customers, Money Managers and Hospital Systems, are expected to use the following printing services:

What is the cost driver rate if manufacturing overhead costs are considered one large cost pool and are assigned based on 10 million pages of production capacity?
A) $0.01 per page
B) $0.15 per page
C) $0.14 per page
D) $0.13 per page

Question

Velshi Printers has contracts to complete weekly supplements required by forty-six customers. For the year 2018, manufacturing overhead cost estimates total $1,500,000 for an annual production capacity of 10 million pages.
For 2018 Velshi Printers has decided to evaluate the use of additional cost pools. After analyzing manufacturing overhead costs, it was determined that number of design changes, setups, and inspections are the primary manufacturing overhead cost drivers. The following information was gathered during the analysis:

During 2018, two customers, Money Managers and Hospital Systems, are expected to use the following printing services:

What is the cost driver rate if manufacturing overhead costs are considered one large cost pool and are assigned based on 10 million pages of production capacity?
A) $0.01 per page 
B) $0.15 per page 
C) $0.14 per page 
D) $0.13 per page

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

$0.15 per page = ($1,500,000 / 10,000,000 pages)

Velshi Printers Has Contracts to Complete Weekly Supplements Required by Forty-Six