DP, Inc. produces parts for industrial grinders. The typical product goes through two processes, machining and finishing, before being packaged and shipped to the customer. DP holds no finished goods inventory. All production is triggered by a customer order. The company uses a traditional cost system and applies overhead to jobs based on machine hours. The cost accounting manager at DP has been considering updating its cost system given the growth in overhead costs. He has collected data on the major categories of overhead. The estimated annual costs follow. Overhead Category Annual Cost
Material handling $ 17,250,000
Machining 34,500,000
Finishing 11,500,000
Shipping 8,625,000
Setups 20,125,000
Total $ 92,000,000
As part of the effort to determine whether it would be worthwhile to update the cost system, the cost accounting manager has collected data on three representative jobs completed in April. Data on those jobs follow
Job 0404 Job 0407 Job 0411
Direct material 43,260 73,000 $135,700
Machine hours 1,770 2,170 4,000
Units 1,170 1,370 2,170
Production runs 1 3 1
Orders 1 2 1
The cost accounting manager has a tentative design for an ABC system to replace the current cost system. His system has five activities. Data on the activities and the cost drivers for each activity are given as follows.
Activity Cost Driver Annual Cost Driver Volume
Material Handling Material cost $31,500,000
Machining Machine hours 1,050,000
Finishing Units 125,000
Shipping Orders 100
Setups Production runs 175
Required:
a. What is the unit cost for each of the three jobs assuming DP, Inc. continues to use its current costing system?
b. What is the unit cost for each of the three jobs assuming DP, Inc. adopts the ABC system as designed by the cost accounting manager? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)