A potential investor is reviewing the financial reports of a…
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A pоtentiаl investоr is reviewing the finаnciаl repоrts of a packaged-food company. Which decision is most directly supported by that information?
Russell Mаnufаcturing Cоrpоrаtiоn has a traditional costing system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to its products using a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours (DLHs). The company has two products, Slow and Fast, about which it has provided the following data: Slow Fast Direct materials per unit $ 14.10 $ 43.40 Direct labor per unit $ 3.20 $ 25.60 Direct labor-hours per unit 0.20 1.60 Annual production 30,000 15,000 The company's estimated total manufacturing overhead for the year is $1,526,700, and the company's estimated total direct labor-hours for the year is 30,000. The company is considering using a variation of activity-based costing to determine its unit product costs for external reports. Data for this proposed activity-based costing system appear below: Activities and Activity Measures Estimated Overhead Cost Assembling products (DLHs) $ 720,000 Preparing batches (batches) 362,700 Product support (product variations) 444,000 Total $ 1,526,700 Expected Activity Slow Fast Total DLHs 6,000 24,000 30,000 Batches 1,380 1,410 2,790 Product variations 570 540 1,110 The manufacturing overhead that would be applied to a unit of product Slow under the company's traditional costing system is closest to: