Voss Visuals produces tablets and books. Total overhead costs traditionally have been allocated on the basis of direct labor hours. After implementing activity-based costing, managers determined the following cost pools and cost drivers. They also decided that general costs should no longer be allocated to products.

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Required
a. Determine the unit product cost for tablets and books using the traditional costing system.
b. Determine the unit product cost for tablets and books using the activity-based costing system.
c. Show that General cost is the difference between the total overhead costs allocated to products under the traditional system and the total cost allocated to products under the activity-based costing system.

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Activity Pool Department Costs Binding Printing Product design General S 297,000 955,500 234,000 727,500 $2,214,000 Cost Driver Number of units Machine hours Change orders None Total overhead costs Tablets Books Units Direct materials cost per unit Direct labor cost per unit Direct labor hours Machine hours Change orders $10.00 $ 8.00 19,200 50,000 144,000 2,400 62,500 $3.00 $4.00 30,000 1,500