Bridget Company Uses Activity-Based Costing $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$

question 51

Multiple Choice

Bridget Company uses activity-based costing. The company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 2,000 units and of Product B is 3,000 units. There are three activity cost pools, with estimated total cost and expected activity as follows:
$\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$$\text { Expected Activity }$$\begin{array} { l | r | r | r | r | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Activity Cost } \\\text { Pool }\end{array} & \text { Estimated Cost } & \text { Product A } & \text { Product B } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Activity 1 } & \$ 9,000 & 400 & 350 & 750 \\\hline \text { Activity 2 } & 12,000 & 100 & 400 & 500 \\\hline \text { Activity 3 } & 48,000 & 400 & 1,200 & 1,600 \\\hline\end{array}$

-The cost per unit of Product A under activity-based costing is closest to which of the following?

• A) $6.00.
• B) $8.63.
• C) $9.60.
• D) $13.80.

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Definitions:

Dividend

A portion of a company's earnings distributed to shareholders, typically in the form of cash or additional stock.

Expected Decline Rate

The anticipated rate at which a value, such as stock price or economic indicator, is projected to decrease over a specified period.

P/E Ratio

The price-to-earnings ratio, a valuation metric that compares the current share price of a company to its per-share earnings, used to evaluate if a stock is over or undervalued.

Dividend Payout Ratio

A financial metric that measures the percentage of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders as dividends.