Tucker Manufacturing is developing an activity-based costing system to improve overhead cost allocation. One of the first steps in developing the system is to classify the costs of performing production activities into activity cost pools.

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Using the four-tier cost hierarchy described in the chapter, classify each of the following costs into unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level cost pools.

Cost Activity Cost Pool a. Wages of assembly line workers b. Product design costs c. Materials requisition costs for a particular work order d. Security guard wages e. Lubricant for machines f. Parts used to make a particular product g. Machine setup cost h. Salary of the plant manager's secretary i. Factory depreciation j. Advertising costs for a particular product