Problem 1) (15 marks) Nash Inc. located in Venice, Florida, manufactures two types of halogen spotlights. Both types of halogen spotlights can be mounted on the bow of any watercraft vessel and operated remotely from the vessel's control station. Justin Hayward, company president, is concerned with the apparent lack of controls over cost incurrence. Nash Inc. has always used a plant-wide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead to its products. However, both the HS-1 model and HS-A model cost substantially more then some competitor's retail prices and substantially less than others. Since you are the new company controller, (The previous controller retired to devote more time to fishing.) you have been approached by the president and asked to develop a better cost allocation method. With the assistance of the plant manager, the accounting department has been able to establish the following relationships between production activities and the indirect costs of the activities for the month just ended October 31, 2029. Traceable Activity Costs HS -1 HS-A Total Soldering (# of solder joints) $1, 899,072 646,800 1,990, 800 2,637,600 Machine Stamping (machine-hrs) $1,389,248 13,328 11,480 24,808 Assembly (units began) $2,400,000 51,000 49,000 100,000 Quality Control (# of inspections) $2,665,600 30,800 47,600 78,400 Total traceable costs $8,353,920 Direct costs for the month ended October 31, 2029: The direct costs for materials were $1,512,000 for the HS-1 model, and $1,656,000 for the HS-A model. The direct costs for labor were $1,176,000 for the HS-1 model, and $1,296,000 for the HS-A model. Required: ROUND ALL CURRENCY TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES WHERE APPLICABLE. a) Determine the total manufacturing cost of each of the two halogen spotlight models for October and the cost per unit assuming all units started were completed. As I'm sure you recall, it is necessary to calculate the activity cost rates for each activity to help you determine the production cost of the models. b) In our discussion of Activity-Based Costing, we learned that Activity-Based Costing is more likely to yield benefits for a manufacturer with several characteristics. List two of these characteristics. Activate Windows Go to Settings to activate Windows