Assume Google and Apple use activity$-$based costing to allocate customer support costs to products. For a similar laptop model,

assume the companies report the following information.

Required:

Compute the activity rate for the customer support cost for both Apple and Google.

Prepare a customer profitability report for both Apple and Google for an order from a local college for $500$ laptops. Each unit

sells for $$1,199.$ Both companies budget $500$ support calls for this order.

Which company, Apple or Google, would earn the most income from this customer?

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Prepare a customer profitability report for both Apple and Google for an order from a local college for $500$ laptops. Each unit

sells for $$1,199.$ Both companies budget $500$ support calls for this order.