Eccles Corporation uses an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs and its activity based costing system:   Costs:   Wages and salaries $ 286,000 Depreciation 270,000 Utilities 231,000 Total $ 787,000   Distribution of resource consumption:     Activity Cost Pools Total Assembly Setting Up Other Wages and salaries 45% 30% 25% 100% Depreciation 35% 20% 45% 100% Utilities 10% 65% 25% 100%   How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Assembly activity cost pool?

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Eccles Corporation uses an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs and its activity based costing system:

 

Costs:  
Wages and salaries $ 286,000
Depreciation 270,000
Utilities 231,000
Total $ 787,000

 

Distribution of resource consumption:

 

  Activity Cost Pools Total
Assembly Setting Up Other
Wages and salaries 45% 30% 25% 100%
Depreciation 35% 20% 45% 100%
Utilities 10% 65% 25% 100%

 

How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Assembly activity cost pool?

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