Calgary Manufacturing company makes chairs and desks. The following costs were incurred in making its products during its first year of operation.                                     Chairs         Desks    Total Direct Materials          $ 7,000        $9,000   $16,000 Direct Labor                 15,000        11,000   26,000 Also the company incurred $19,760 of employee benefits cost. Since these overhead costs are driven by the use of labor they are allocated to the

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Calgary Manufacturing company makes chairs and desks. The following costs were incurred in making its products during its first year of operation.

                                    Chairs         Desks    Total
Direct Materials          $ 7,000        $9,000   $16,000
Direct Labor                 15,000        11,000   26,000

Also the company incurred $19,760 of employee benefits cost. Since these overhead costs are driven by the use of labor they are allocated to the products based on the direct labor dollars. Based on this information alone the total cost of making chairs is

Note: Do not round intermediate calculation

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