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Menno Corporation manufactures two products-Tables and Chairs. The annual production and sales of Tables is 2,000 units, while 8,000 units of Chairs are produced and sold. The company has traditionally used direct labour hours to allocate its overhead to products. Tables require 1.0 direct labour hours per unit, while Chairs require 0.5 direct labour hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for the period is $235,000. The company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activity-based costing system for its products. If the company used an activity-based costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools:
Expected Activity

-The overhead cost per table using an activity-based costing system would be closest to
A) $34.00.
B) $14.50.
C) $52.50.
D) $525.00.

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Menno Corporation manufactures two products-Tables and Chairs. The annual production and sales of Tables is 2,000 units, while 8,000 units of Chairs are produced and sold. The company has traditionally used direct labour hours to allocate its overhead to products. Tables require 1.0 direct labour hours per unit, while Chairs require 0.5 direct labour hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for the period is $235,000. The company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activity-based costing system for its products. If the company used an activity-based costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools:
Expected Activity
 
-The overhead cost per table using an activity-based costing system would be closest to
A) $34.00. 
B) $14.50. 
C) $52.50. 
D) $525.00.

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Activity-based costing (ABC) allocates overhead costs based on activities that drive costs, rather than on volume measures such as machine hours or labor hours. Without specific details on the activities and their costs, it's not possible to calculate the exact overhead cost per table. However, based on the question's request for the closest value, the correct answer is chosen from the provided options.

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