Matolo ltd manufactures two types of products BELL and CELL.The following budgeted information is available                                                                         PRODUCT                                                                         BELL            CELL Budgeted Production and Sales in Units           550               550 Labour hours per unit                                       100               100 Variable cost per unit                                        K15,000          K16,000 Total budgeted labour hours                             110,000          240,000 The company has general fixed overheads amounting to K13,010,000 which is absorbed using labour hour rate. The analysis of the K13,010,000 general fixed overheads revealed the following: Overhead item                                       K’000 Setup costs                                            6,000 Inspection                                              3,510 Labour costs                                          3,500 It was further noted that for each production run, 5 Units of BELL and 20 units of CELL and produced. For each production run 10 inspections are required for BELL and  40 inspections are required for CELL. The company currently uses absorption costing using overhead absorption rate based on labour hours. Required. Calculate the total cost of product BELL and CELL using absorption costing.  Calculate the total cost of product BELL and CELL using Activity Based Costing. Calculate the overhead cost per inspection using Activity Based Costing Find the setup cost per unit of product CELL using Activity Based Costing Describe any three (3) weaknesses of Activity-based costing

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Matolo ltd manufactures two types of products BELL and CELL.The following budgeted information is available

                                                                        PRODUCT

                                                                        BELL            CELL

Budgeted Production and Sales in Units           550               550

Labour hours per unit                                       100               100

Variable cost per unit                                        K15,000          K16,000

Total budgeted labour hours                             110,000          240,000

The company has general fixed overheads amounting to K13,010,000 which is absorbed using labour hour rate.

The analysis of the K13,010,000 general fixed overheads revealed the following:

Overhead item                                       K’000

Setup costs                                            6,000

Inspection                                              3,510

Labour costs                                          3,500

It was further noted that for each production run, 5 Units of BELL and 20 units of CELL and produced. For each production run 10 inspections are required for BELL and  40 inspections are required for CELL. The company currently uses absorption costing using overhead absorption rate based on labour hours.

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  1. Calculate the total cost of product BELL and CELL using absorption costing. 
  2. Calculate the total cost of product BELL and CELL using Activity Based Costing.
  3. Calculate the overhead cost per inspection using Activity Based Costing
  4. Find the setup cost per unit of product CELL using Activity Based Costing
  5. Describe any three (3) weaknesses of Activity-based costing 
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