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Bags (PB) is a designer of high-quality backpacks and purses. Each design is made in small batches. Each spring, PB comes out with new designs for the backpack and the purse. The company uses these designs for a year and then moves on to the next trend. The bags are all made on the same fabrication equipment that is expected to operate at capacity. The equipment must be switched over to a new design and set up to prepare for the production of each new batch of products. When completed, each batch of products is immediately shipped to a wholesaler. Shipping costs vary with the number of shipments. Budgeted information for the year is as follows:

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Requirement 1. Identify the cost hierarchy level for each cost category.

Cost	Cost Hierarchy Level
Direct materialspurses	Output unit-level cost
Direct materialsbackpacks	Output unit-level cost
Direct laborpurses	Output unit-level cost
Direct laborbackpacks	Output unit-level cost
Setup	Batch-level cost
Shipping	Batch-level cost
Design	Product-sustaining cost
Plant utilities and administration	Facility-sustaining cost

Requirement 2. Identify the most appropriate cost driver for each cost category. Explain briefly your choice of cost driver.

Cost	Cost Driver	Reason
Direct materialspurses	Number of purses
Direct materialsbackpacks	Number of backpacks
Direct laborpurses	Number of purses
Direct laborbackpacks	Number of backpacks
Setup	Number of batches
Shipping	Number of batches
Design	Number of designs
Plant utilities and administration	Hours of production

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Budget for Costs and Activities
For the Year Ended February 29, 2020
Direct materialspurses	$342,200
Direct materialsbackpacks	470,850
Direct manufacturing laborpurses	87,000
Direct manufacturing laborbackpacks	116,100
Setup	90,675
Shipping	71,370
Design	165,000
Plant utilities and administration	221,000
Total	$1,564,195

Other budget information follows:

	Backpacks	Purses	Total
Number of bags	6,450	2,900	9,350
Hours of production	1,665	2,585	4,250
Number of batches	115	80	195
Number of designs	4	2	6

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Requirements

1.	Identify the cost hierarchy level for each cost category.
2.	Identify the most appropriate cost driver for each cost category. Explain briefly your choice of cost driver.
3.	Calculate the budgeted cost per unit of cost driver for each cost category.
4.	Calculate the budgeted total costs and cost per unit for each product line.
5.	Explain how you could use the information in requirement 4 to reduce costs.