Demora Corporation's Activity-Based Costing System Has Three Activity Cost Pools-Fabricating

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Essay

Demora Corporation's activity-based costing system has three activity cost pools-Fabricating, Setting Up, and Other. The company's overhead costs have already been allocated to these cost pools as follows: Costs in the Fabricating cost pool are assigned to products based on machine-hours (MHs) and costs in the Setting Up cost pool are assigned to products based on the number of batches. Costs in the Other cost pool are not assigned to products. The following table shows the machine-hours and number of batches associated with each of the company's two products: Required:
Calculate activity rates for each activity cost pool using activity-based costing.

Calculate the present value of cash flows to determine the required investment amount given a specific rate of return.

Understand the impact of changes in the discount rate on the present value of future cash flows.

Calculate the present value of annuities and lease payments under different interest rates.

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