Gale Corporation manufactures windsocks. The business recently decided to adopt an ABC system. The following activities have been identified: Activity Cost Driver Chosen as Allocation Base Conversion Cost Per Unit of Allocation Base Materials handling Number of parts $1.00 Machining Machine hours 60.00 Packaging Number of finished units 2.00 EaEach windsock requires three parts and spends five minutes in the machining department. The total cost of direct materials and direct labor is $3.50 per windsock. Gale produces 20,000 windsocks each year and sells them at 140% of cost. 7. The total cost of producing the 20,000 windsocks is: A. $160,000. B. $230,000. C. $270,000. D. $1,260,000.

$270,000

Explanation:

The first step is to calculate the overhead cost of the material handling parts

Since each wind stock require 3 parts then the overhead cost can be calculated as follows

= 3 × 20,000

= 60,000

The overhead cost of machining hours can be calculated as follows

Since 5 minutes is spent in the machining department then overhead cost is

= 5× 20,000

= 100,000

The overhead cost of packaging number of finished units can be calculated as follows

= 2 × 20,000

= 40,000

Total overhead cost= 100,000 + 60,000 + 40,000

= 200,000

The total cost of direct materials and labor can be calculated as follows

= 3.5 × 20,000

= 70,000

Therefore the total cost of producing 20,000 windstocks is

= Total overhead cost + total cost of direct materials and labor

= 200,000 + 70,000

= $270,000

Hence the total cost of producing 20,000 windstocks is $270,000