Figge and Mathews Public Limited Company, a consulting firm, uses an activity-based costing in which there are three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs and its activity based costing system: Costs: Wages and salaries Travel expenses $485,000 185,000 Other expenses Total Distribution of resource consumption: Wages and salaries Travel expenses Other expenses Required: 245,000 $915,000 Activity Cost Pools Working On Engagements Business Development Other Total 40% 25% 35% 100% 40% 25% 40% 20% 100% 40% 35% 100% a. How much cost, in total, would be allocated to the Working On Engagements activity cost pool? b. How much cost, in total, would be allocated to the Business Development activity cost pool? c. How much cost, in total, would be allocated to the Other activity cost pool? Activity Cost Pool a. Working On Engagements b. Business Development C. Other Total Cost

Figge and Mathews Public Limited Company, a consulting firm, uses an activity-based costing in which there are three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs and its activity based costing system: Costs: Wages and salaries Travel expenses $485,000 185,000 Other expenses Total Distribution of resource consumption: Wages and salaries Travel expenses Other expenses Required: 245,000 $915,000 Activity Cost Pools Working On Engagements Business Development Other Total 40% 25% 35% 100% 40% 25% 40% 20% 100% 40% 35% 100% a. How much cost, in total, would be allocated to the Working On Engagements activity cost pool? b. How much cost, in total, would be allocated to the Business Development activity cost pool? c. How much cost, in total, would be allocated to the Other activity cost pool? Activity Cost Pool a. Working On Engagements b. Business Development C. Other Total Cost

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