HiTech Products Manufactures Three Types of Remote-Control Devices: Economy, Standard

question 73

Multiple Choice

HiTech Products manufactures three types of remote-control devices: Economy, Standard, and Deluxe. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers) . Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below. $\begin{array}{lrl}\text { Activity } & \text { Cost } & \text { Cost Driver }\\\text { Material handling } & \$ 225,000 & \text { Number of parts } \\\text { Material insertion } & 2,475,000 & \text { Number of parts } \\\text { Automated machinery } & 840,000 & \text { Machine hours } \\\text { Finishing } & 170,000 & \text { Direct labor hour } \\\text { Packaging } & 170,000 & \text { Orders shipped }\\\text { Total }&\$3,880,000\end{array}$ The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year: $\begin{array}{lrrr}&\text { Economy}&\text { Standard }&\text {Deluxe }\\\text { Units to be produced } & 10,000 & 5,000 & 2,000 \\\text { Orders to be shipped } & 1,000 & 500 & 200 \\\text { Number of parts per unit } & 10 & 15 & 25 \\\text { Machine hours per unit } & 1 & 3 & 5 \\\text { Labor hours per unit } & 2 & 2 & 2\end{array}$
What is HiTech's pool rate for the packaging activity?

• A) $4.86 per machine hour.
• B) $5.00 per labor hour.
• C) $10.00 per unit.
• D) $100.00 per order shipped.
• E) None of the other answers is correct.

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