Hasleby Hardwood Floors installs oak and other hardwood floors in homes and businesses. The company uses an activity-based costing system for its overhead costs. The company has provided the following data concerning its annual overhead costs and its activity based costing system:
The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs.
The amount of activity for the year is as follows:
A "square" is a measure of area that is roughly equivalent to 1,000 square feet.
Required:
a. Prepare the first-stage allocation of overhead costs to the activity cost pools by filling in the table below:
b. Compute the activity rates (i.e., cost per unit of activity) for the Installing Floors and Job Support activity cost pools by filling in the table below:
c. Compute the overhead cost, according to the activity-based costing system, of a job that involves installing 2.5 squares.

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Hasleby Hardwood Floors installs oak and other hardwood floors in homes and businesses. The company uses an activity-based costing system for its overhead costs. The company has provided the following data concerning its annual overhead costs and its activity based costing system:  
The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs.
The amount of activity for the year is as follows:  
A "square" is a measure of area that is roughly equivalent to 1,000 square feet.
Required:
a. Prepare the first-stage allocation of overhead costs to the activity cost pools by filling in the table below:  
b. Compute the activity rates (i.e., cost per unit of activity) for the Installing Floors and Job Support activity cost pools by filling in the table below:  
c. Compute the overhead cost, according to the activity-based costing system, of a job that involves installing 2.5 squares.

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Hasleby Hardwood Floors Installs Oak and Other Hardwood Floors in Homes