Brenneis, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product T9 and Product T2. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below: The direct labor rate is $18.10 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit is $115.20 for Product T9 and $221.40 for Product T2. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity: If the company allocates all of its overhead based on direct labor-hours using its traditional costing method, the overhead assigned to each unit of Product T9 would be closest to:
A)$672.48 per unit
B)$201.36 per unit
C)$277.62 per unit
D)$504.60 per unit

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Brenneis, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product T9 and Product T2. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:  The direct labor rate is $18.10 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit is $115.20 for Product T9 and $221.40 for Product T2. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:  If the company allocates all of its overhead based on direct labor-hours using its traditional costing method, the overhead assigned to each unit of Product T9 would be closest to:
A)$672.48 per unit 
B)$201.36 per unit 
C)$277.62 per unit 
D)$504.60 per unit

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The Answer of Brenneis, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product T9 and Product T2. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHs) required to produce that output appear below:  The direct labor rate is $18.10 per DLH. The direct materials cost per unit is $115.20 for Product T9 and $221.40 for Product T2. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity:  If the company allocates all of its overhead based on direct labor-hours using its traditional costing method, the overhead assigned to each unit of Product T9 would be closest to:
A)$672.48 per unit 
B)$201.36 per unit 
C)$277.62 per unit 
D)$504.60 per unit