The new manager at Sailboat Manufacturing oversees the manufacturing operations to ensure the effective manufacturing process of sails to accommodate the special-orders of sails they receive for sailboats. The manager compiled a report that contained the following data:

Compute the activity cost allocation rate for each of Sailboat Manufacturing's production activities listed in the report.

What should the new manager understand about the cost allocation rates at Sailboat Manufacturing?

How will the new manager use the activity cost allocation rates during the coming year at Sailboat Manufacturing?