Mercer Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos Insulation and related products from buildings. There has been a long-simmering dispute between the company's estimator and the work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimators do not adequately distinguish between routine work, such as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes, and nonroutine work, such as removing asbestos contaminated ceiling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that nonroutine work is far more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sums up his position in this way: "My Job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply the square footage by $3.20 to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $2.745 per square foot, that leaves enough cushion to take care of the additional costs of nonroutine work that shows up. Besides, it is difficult to know what is routine or not routine until you actually start tearing things apart." To shed light on this controversy, the company initiated an activity-based costing study of all of its costs. Data from the activity-based costing system follow: Activity Cont Pool Activity Measure Total Activity Removing asbestos Thousands of square feet 800 thousand square feet Estimating and job setup Number of jobs 500 jobs Working on nonroutine jobs Number of nonroutine jobs 100 nonroutine jobs Other (organization-wuntaining conta and idle capacity costs) None Note: The 100 nonroutine jobs are included in the total of 500 jobs. Both nonroutine jobs and routine jobs require estimating and setup. Costs for the Year Wages and salarien Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies office expenses Licensing and insurance Total cont $ 470,000 801,000 110,000 68,000 370.000 570,000 $ 2,389,000 Distribution of Resource Consumption Aerons Activities Tatimating Working on Removing and Job Non routine Asbestos Setup Jobs Wages and salaries 608 100 205 Disposal fees 605 00 405 Equipment depreciation 501 105 154 On-site supplies 604 250 150 office expenses 104 400 150 Licensing and insurance 305 ON Other 100 01 256 ON 350 200 Total 1000 1000 100 1008 1005 1000 SON Required: 1. Perform the first stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools. 2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools. 3. Using the activity rates you have computed, determine the total cost and the average cost per thousand square feet of each of the following jobs according to the activity-based costing system. a. A routine 1,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. b. A routine 2,000-square-foot asbestos removal Job. c. A nonroutine 2,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Req 2 Req 3A to 30 Perform the first stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools. Removing asbestos Estimating and Job Setup Working on Nonroutine Jobs Other Total Waces and salaries Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Req 3A to 3C ces Perform the first-stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools. Romoving asbestos Estimating and Job Setup Working on Nonroutine Jobs Other Total Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses Licensing and insurance Total cost Reg 2 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A to 3C Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools. Activity Cost Pool Removing asbestos Estimating and job setup Working on nonroutine jobs Activity Rate per thousand square feet per job per nonroutine job Req1 Req 3A to 30 Print Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A to 3C References Using the activity rates you have computed, determine the total cost and the average cost per thousand square feet of eac of the following jobs according to the activity-based costing system. (Round the "Average Cost per thousand square feet decimal places.) a. A routine 1,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. b. A routine 2,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. c. A nonroutine 2,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. Show less Routine 1.000 Routine 2,000 square feet job square feet job Nonroutine 2,000 square feet job Total cost of the job Average Cost per thousand square feet