A Company Uses Activity-Based Costing to Determine the Costs of Its

question 173

Multiple Choice

A company uses activity-based costing to determine the costs of its three products: A, B, and C. The budgeted cost and activity for each of the company's three activity cost pools are shown in the following table: How much overhead will be assigned to Product B using activity-based costing?

• A) $56,500
• B) $78,000
• C) $62,500
• D) $197,000
• E) $70,000

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