Rivera Company manufactured two products, A and B, during April. For purposes of product costing, an overhead rate of $2.00 per direct-labor hour was used, based on budgeted annual factory overhead of $500,000 and 250,000 budgeted annual direct-labor hours, as follows: The number of labor hours required to manufacture each of these products was: During April, production units for products A and B were 1,000 and 3,000, respectively.
Required:
(1) Using a plantwide overhead rate, what are total overhead costs assigned to products A and B, respectively?
(2) Using departmental overhead rates, what are total overhead costs assigned to products A and B, respectively?
(3) Assume that materials and labor costs per unit of Product B are $10 and that the selling price is established by adding 40% of total costs to cover profit and selling and administrative expenses. What difference in selling price would result from the use of departmental overhead rates?

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Rivera Company manufactured two products, A and B, during April. For purposes of product costing, an overhead rate of $2.00 per direct-labor hour was used, based on budgeted annual factory overhead of $500,000 and 250,000 budgeted annual direct-labor hours, as follows:  The number of labor hours required to manufacture each of these products was:  During April, production units for products A and B were 1,000 and 3,000, respectively.
Required:
(1) Using a plantwide overhead rate, what are total overhead costs assigned to products A and B, respectively?
(2) Using departmental overhead rates, what are total overhead costs assigned to products A and B, respectively?
(3) Assume that materials and labor costs per unit of Product B are $10 and that the selling price is established by adding 40% of total costs to cover profit and selling and administrative expenses. What difference in selling price would result from the use of departmental overhead rates?

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The Answer of Rivera Company manufactured two products, A and B, during April. For purposes of product costing, an overhead rate of $2.00 per direct-labor hour was used, based on budgeted annual factory overhead of $500,000 and 250,000 budgeted annual direct-labor hours, as follows:  The number of labor hours required to manufacture each of these products was:  During April, production units for products A and B were 1,000 and 3,000, respectively.
Required:
(1) Using a plantwide overhead rate, what are total overhead costs assigned to products A and B, respectively?
(2) Using departmental overhead rates, what are total overhead costs assigned to products A and B, respectively?
(3) Assume that materials and labor costs per unit of Product B are $10 and that the selling price is established by adding 40% of total costs to cover profit and selling and administrative expenses. What difference in selling price would result from the use of departmental overhead rates?

Rivera Company Manufactured Two Products, a and B, During April