Question

A company identified the following partial list of activities, costs, and activity drivers expected for the next year:
Activity Expected Costs Cost Driver
Extrusion costs $83,600 Number batches made
Handling costs $8,800 Number of orders filled
Packaging costs $40,500 Number of units made


Product A Product B
Production volume 750,000 units 600,000 units
Batches made 200 batches 750 batches
Orders filled 75 200

Calculate activity rates for each of the three activities using activity-based costing (ABC).
A. Extrusion: $304 per batch; handling: $32 per unit; packaging: $.03 per unit.
B. Extrusion: $88 per batch; handling: $32 per order; packaging: $.03 per unit.
C. Extrusion: $88 per order; handling: $32 per unit; packaging: $.03 per batch.
D. Extrusion: $418 per batch; handling: $117.33 per order; packaging: $.054 per unit.
E. Extrusion: $118.13 per batch; handling: $44 per order; packaging: $.0675 per unit.

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