Precision Brackets, Co. is considering switching from traditional allocation of overhead based on direct labor hours to an activity-based costing system. The manager has accumulated the following information on engineering changes for two of the company's major products:
Compute the cost per unit using:
(1) The traditional two-stage allocation of the costs of engineering changes based on direct labor hours.
(2) The activity-based cost allocation of the costs of engineering changes.

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The Answer of Precision Brackets, Co. is considering switching from traditional allocation of overhead based on direct labor hours to an activity-based costing system. The manager has accumulated the following information on engineering changes for two of the company's major products:
Compute the cost per unit using:
(1) The traditional two-stage allocation of the costs of engineering changes based on direct labor hours.
(2) The activity-based cost allocation of the costs of engineering changes.