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    PracticeCPA®CPA BAR Practice Exam 4Question 04
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Area I: Business AnalysisBARArea IManagerial Accounting

    CPA · Question 04 · Area I: Business Analysis

    Manufacturing Corp. uses Activity-Based Costing (ABC). The company has identified two cost pools: Machining (driven by machine hours) and Inspection (driven by number of inspections). <br/>- Budgeted Machining Costs: $500,000; Budgeted Machine Hours: 50,000.<br/>- Budgeted Inspection Costs: $200,000; Budgeted Inspections: 2,000.<br/><br/>Product X requires 10,000 machine hours and 500 inspections. Under traditional costing based solely on machine hours, the overhead allocated to Product X was $140,000. <br/><br/>What is the difference in overhead allocated to Product X using ABC compared to traditional costing?

    Answer options:

    A.

    $10,000 higher under ABC

    B.

    $10,000 lower under ABC

    C.

    $40,000 higher under ABC

    How to approach this question

    Calculate the allocation under ABC using the specific drivers. Compare it to the given traditional allocation.

    Full Answer

    A.$10,000 higher under ABC✓ Correct
    1. Traditional Allocation (Given): $140,000.<br/>2. ABC Allocation:<br/> - Machining Rate: $500,000 / 50,000 hours = $10/hour.<br/> - Inspection Rate: $200,000 / 2,000 inspections = $100/inspection.<br/> - Product X Allocation: (10,000 hours * $10) + (500 inspections * $100) = $100,000 + $50,000 = $150,000.<br/>3. Difference: $150,000 (ABC) - $140,000 (Traditional) = $10,000 higher under ABC.

    Common mistakes

    Calculating the traditional rate incorrectly; mixing up the drivers.
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