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Hannibal Company Produces a Number of Chemical Products, Two of Which

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Hannibal Company produces a number of chemical products, two of which are Product X1 and Product X2. The controller and environmental manager have identified the following environmental activities and costs associated with the two products:  Product X1 Product X2  Pounds produced 400,0001,000,000 Packaging materials (pounds)  120,00060,000 Energy usage (kilowatt hours)  40,00020,000 Toxic rel eases (pounds into air)  100,00020,000 Pollution control (machine hours)  16,0004,000 Costs of activities:  Using packaging materials $360,000 Using energy 96,000 Rel easing toxins (fines)  48,000 Operating pollution control equipment 112,000\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Product } \mathrm { X } 1 & \text { Product X2 } \\ \text { Pounds produced } & 400,000 & 1,000,000 \\ \text { Packaging materials (pounds) } & 120,000 & 60,000 \\ \text { Energy usage (kilowatt hours) } & 40,000 & 20,000 \\ \text { Toxic rel eases (pounds into air) } & 100,000 & 20,000 \\ \text { Pollution control (machine hours) } & 16,000 & 4,000\\\\\text { Costs of activities: } & \\\text { Using packaging materials } &\$ 360,000 \\\text { Using energy } &96,000 \\\text { Rel easing toxins (fines) } &48,000 \\\text { Operating pollution control equipment } & 112,000 \end{array}
What is the fines cost per unit for toxic releases of Product X1?


A) $0.040
B) $0.008
C) $0.100
D) $0.080

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