Yo-Go Digestive is a manufacturer of a range of dairy products. The following is a list of activities, costs and quantities of activity drivers for a number of activities that occur in the factory. Activity Activity costActivity driver Quantity of activity driver Measure ingredients Load machines $ 7.000 $9 200 #batches 500 batches #batches 500 batches Supervise mixing $ 36 000 #machine hours 4 500 machine hours Pack into containers $ 24 000 #litres 600 000litres Load into refrigeration unit 10 500 #cartons 350 000cartons Under an activity-based costing system, what is the activity cost per unit for the activity division of loading the machines? O a. $0.05 O b. $18.40 ○ C. $48.00 d $0.20

Yo-Go Digestive is a manufacturer of a range of dairy products. The following is a list of activities, costs and quantities of activity drivers for a number of activities that occur in the factory. Activity Activity costActivity driver Quantity of activity driver Measure ingredients Load machines $ 7.000 $9 200 #batches 500 batches #batches 500 batches Supervise mixing $ 36 000 #machine hours 4 500 machine hours Pack into containers $ 24 000 #litres 600 000litres Load into refrigeration unit 10 500 #cartons 350 000cartons Under an activity-based costing system, what is the activity cost per unit for the activity division of loading the machines? O a. $0.05 O b. $18.40 ○ C. $48.00 d $0.20

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

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Chapter11: Strategic Cost Management

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