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10. Bayonet Inc. has provided the following data from its activity-based costing

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Question

10. Bayonet Inc. has provided the following data from its activity-based costing system:

Activity Cost Pools

Total Cost

Total Activity

Designing products

$387,539

6,512 product design hours

Setting up batches

$45,389

786 batch set-ups

Assembling products

$27,345

4,081 assembly hours

The activity rate for the designing products activity cost pool is:

Activity Cost Pools

Total Cost

Total Activity

Designing products

$387,539

6,512 product design hours

Setting up batches

$45,389

786 batch set-ups

Assembling products

$27,345

4,081 assembly hours

Explanation / Answer

The answer is:

D) $59.51 per design hour.

Work:

Cost per design hour = Total Cost / Total hours

Cost per design hour = $387539 / 6512 hours = $59.51 per hour