After reading an article about activity-based costing in a trade journal for the furniture industry, Santana Rey wondered if it was time to critically analyze overhead costs at Business Solutions. In a recent month, Santana found that setup costs, inspection costs, and utility costs made up most of its overhead. Additional information about overhead follows.

Activity		Cost		Driver
Setting up machinfes	$	18,040		22	batches
Inspecting components	$	5,100		5,100	parts
Providing utilities	$	10,200		5,100	machine hours

Overhead has been applied to output at a rate of 50% of direct labor costs. The following data pertain to Job 615.

Direct materials	$	2,700
Direct labor	$	3,100
Batches		4	batches
Number of parts		570	parts
Machine hours		660	machine hours

Required: 1. Classify each of its three overhead activities as unit level, batch level, product level, or facility level.

Setting up machines
Inspecting components

2. What is the total cost of Job 615 if Business Solutions applies overhead at 50% of direct labor cost?

Total cost

$7,350t

3. What is the total cost of Job 615 if Business Solutions uses activity-based costing?

Total manufacturing cost