Tresselt Corporation Has Provided the Following Data from Its Activity-Based

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Essay

Tresselt Corporation has provided the following data from its activity-based costing accounting system: Distribution of Resource Consumption across Activity Cost Pools: The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs that are not assigned to products.
Required:
a. Determine the total amount of indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation costs that would be allocated to the Product Processing activity cost pool. Show your work!
b. Determine the total amount of indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation costs that would NOT be assigned to products. Show your work!

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Definitions:

Synclines

geological features formed by the downward folding of rock layers, with younger rocks in the core of the fold.

Cleavage

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, defined surfaces as a result of its crystal structure.

Axial Surfaces

Imaginary surfaces that divide a fold as evenly as possible, extending through the apex of each fold in stratified rock.

Folds

Structures formed by the bending and warping of rock layers under pressure during geological processes.