Analyze Skidmore Electronics

Skidmore Electronics manufactures consumer electronic products. The company has three assembly labor classifications, S-1, S-2, and S-3. The three classifications are paid $15, $18, and $22 per hour, respectively. The assembly activity for a new smartphone is as follows:

Analyze Skidmore Electronics Skidmore Electronics manufactures consumer electronic products. The company has three assembly labor classifications, S-1, S-2, and S-3. The three classifications are paid $15, $18, and $22 per hour, respectively. The assembly activity for a new smartphone is as follows: Activity-Base Activity Rate per Usage Hour (S-2) Activity Cost Activity (hrs. per unit) Assembly 0.40 $18.00 $7.20 A product engineer proposes using a higher-rated employee to perform the assembly on the new phone. His analysis has shown that an S-3 employee can perform the assembly in 0.35 hour per unit. a. Determine the Assembly activity cost using the S-3 labor classification. Round your answers to two decimal places. Activity-Base Activity Rate per Usage Hour (S-3) Activity (hrs. per unit) Activity Cost Assembly b. Is the product engineer's proposal supported