Barnett Products manufactures three types of remote-control devices: Economy, Standard, and Deluxe. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers). Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below.

Activity	Cost			Cost Driver
Material handling	$	238,000			Number of parts
Material insertion		2,600,000			Number of parts
Automated machinery		875,000			Machine hours
Finishing		183,000			Direct labor hours
Packaging		183,000			Orders shipped
Total	$	4,079,000

The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year:

	Economy				Standard				Deluxe
Units to be produced		19,600				7,600				2,450
Orders to be shipped		1,910				880				230
Number of parts per unit		15				20				25
Machine hours per unit		1				3				5
Labor hours per unit		2				2				2

What is Barnetts pool rate for the automated machinery activity?

Multiple Choice

• $16.01 per machine hour.

• $16.51 per labor hour.

• $59.42 per unit.

• $60.00 per machine hour.

• None of the answers is correct.