Several years after reengineering its production process, Kane Corporation hired a new controller, Georgia Taylor. She developed an ABC system very similar to the one used by Kane's chief rival. Part of the reason Taylor developed the ABC system was because Kane's profits had been declining even though the company had shifted its product mix toward the product that had appeared most profitable under the old system. Before adopting the new ABC system, Kane had used a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours that was developed years ago. (Click the icon to vi Read the requirements Requirements. - X Requirement 1. Comp Begin by computing the Tota 1. Compute the gross profit per wheel if managers rely on the ABC unit cost data. 2. Compute the gross profit per wheel if the managers rely on the plantwide allocation cost data. 3. Which product line is more profitable for the company? 4. Why might the controller have expected ABC to pass the cost-benefit test? Were there any warning signs that the company's old direct-labor-based allocation system was broken? >>