Saddle Inc. has two types of handbags: standard and custom. The controller has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor costs. The president has heard of activity-based costing and wants to see how the results would differ if this system were used. Two activity cost pools were developed: machining and machine setup. Presented below is information related to the company’s operations.
Standard Custom Direct labor costs Machine hours Setup hours $58,000$97,000 1,220 400 1,190 109
Total estimated overhead costs are $304,000. Overhead cost allocated to the machining activity cost pool is $197,000, and $107,000 is allocated to the machine setup activity cost pool.
(a) Determine the difference in allocation between the two approaches.
Traditional Costing
Standard $
Custom $