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 $ 430,000 

Travel expenses 130,000 

Other expenses 190,000 

Total $ 750,000 

Distribution of resource consumption: 

Activity Cost Pools Working On Engagements Business Development Other 

Total Wages and salaries 45% 30% 25% 100% 

Travel expenses 45% 45% 10% 100% 

Other expenses 15% 45% 40% 100% 

Required: 

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?

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