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Kebort Manufacturing Corporation Has a Traditional Costing System in Which

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Kebort Manufacturing Corporation has a traditional costing system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to its products using a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labour-hours (DLHs) . The company has two products, U86Y and M91F, about which it has provided the following data:  U86Y  M91F  Direct materials per unit $19.80$45.80 Direct labour per unit $18.20$49.40 Direct labour hours per unit 0.701.90 Annual production 40,00010,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \text { U86Y } & \text { M91F } \\\hline \text { Direct materials per unit } & \$ 19.80 & \$ 45.80 \\\hline \text { Direct labour per unit } & \$ 18.20 & \$ 49.40 \\\hline \text { Direct labour hours per unit } & 0.70 & 1.90 \\\hline \text { Annual production } & 40,000 & 10,000 \\\hline\end{array} The company's estimated total manufacturing overhead for the year is $2,541,760 and the company's estimated total direct labour-hours for the year is 47,000.

The company is considering using a variation of activity-based costing to determine its unit product costs for externalreports. Data for this proposed activity-based costing system appear below:
 Activities and Activity Measures  Estimated Overhead Cost  Supporting direct labour (DLHs)  $1,175,000 Setting up machines (setups)  407,000 Parts administration (part types)  958,800 Total $2,541,760\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Activities and Activity Measures } & \text { Estimated Overhead Cost } \\\hline \text { Supporting direct labour (DLHs) } & \$ 1,175,000 \\\hline \text { Setting up machines (setups) } & 407,000 \\\hline \text { Parts administration (part types) } & \underline {958,800 } \\\hline \text { Total } & \$ 2,541,760 \\\hline\end{array}

\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad  Expected Activity \text { Expected Activity }
 P85G  C43S  Total  DLHs 28,00019,00047,000 Setups 2,2566582,914 Part types 1,0342,1623,196\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { P85G } & \text { C43S } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { DLHs } & 28,000 & 19,000 & 47,000 \\\hline \text { Setups } & 2,256 & 658& 2,914 \\\hline \text { Part types } & 1,034&2,162 & 3,196 \\\hline\end{array}
- The unit product cost of product U86Y under the company's traditional costing system is closest to:


A) $71.15
B) $55.50
C) $75.86
D) $38.00

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