a.Total activity cost per packaged can = Total cost/Total packaged cans
= 1,080,000/12,000,000
= $0.09 per can
b.Amount of increased cost = Packaging cost of additional 360,000 cans
= (228000/12,000,000)*360,000
= $6,840
c.Total activity cost per can = (1,080,000+6840)/12,360,000
= $0.087932
i.e. $0.088 per can
The Brite Beverage Company bottles soft drinks into aluminum cans. The manufacturing process consists of three...
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