Telecom Uses Activity-Based Costing to Allocate All Manufacturing Conversion Costs

question 230

Multiple Choice

Telecom uses activity-based costing to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs. Telecom produces cellular telephones; each phone has $40.00 of direct materials, includes 10 parts and requires 6 hours of machine time. Additional information follows: What is the cost of assembling per phone?

• A)$24
• B)$18
• C)$5
• D)$20

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