Due to the increased intensity of competition, the company is contemplating the activitybased costing method to help understand and control its costs better. The following are the costing and operating details collected for the pilot testing purpose.   Material Handling QA Total Documentation $750,000 $1,100,000 $1,850,000 Fork Lift Truck Depreciation $500,000 $250,000 $750,000 Palletizing $1,250,000 - $1,250,000 Inspection - $650,000 $650,000 Total $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $4,500,000             Number of process checklist forms 7

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Due to the increased intensity of competition, the company is contemplating the activitybased costing method to help understand and control its costs better. The following are the costing and operating details collected for the pilot testing purpose.

  Material Handling QA Total
Documentation $750,000 $1,100,000 $1,850,000
Fork Lift Truck Depreciation $500,000 $250,000 $750,000
Palletizing $1,250,000 - $1,250,000
Inspection - $650,000 $650,000
Total $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $4,500,000

 

         
Number of process checklist forms 17 13 37
Fork Lift Truck Hours 15 35 25 75
Number of pallets 25 145 80 250
Number of inspection hours 400 1,100 1,000 2,500

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1. Compute the activity-based cost allocated to all products. Would you recommend for the change to ABC? Explain

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