Question: Futter Corporation uses an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs: Costs: Wages and
Futter Corporation uses an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs:
| Costs: | |||
| Wages and salaries | $ | 440,000 | |
| Depreciation | 180,000 | ||
| Occupancy | 220,000 | ||
| Total | $ | 840,000 | |
The distribution of resource consumption across the three activity cost pools is given below:
| Activity Cost Pools | ||||
| Fabricating | Order Processing | Other | Total | |
| Wages and salaries | 55% | 35% | 10% | 100% |
| Depreciation | 20% | 35% | 45% | 100% |
| Occupancy | 10% | 50% | 40% | 100% |
How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Fabricating activity cost pool?
a.) $84,000
b.) $300,000
c.) $238,000
d.) $462,000
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