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need help finding % of total Margin for tablets and books (its not 16% for tablets)

5 of 8 0.2/1 III Marigold Visuals produces Tablets and Books. Total overhead costs traditionally have been allocated on the basis of direct labor hours. After implementing activity-based costing, managers determined the following cost pools and cost drivers. They also decided that general costs should no longer be allocated to products. Department Activity Pool Costs Cost Driver Binding $297,000 Number of units Printing 955,500 Machine hours Product design 234,000 Change orders General 727,500 None Total overhead costs $2,214,000 Other information is as follows: Units Direct materials cost per unit Direct labor cost per unit Direct labor hours Machine hours Change orders Tablets 62,500 $5.00 $7.00 30,000 150,000 1,500 Books 30,000 $10 $14.00 19,200 144,000 2.400 1,500 2,400 Marigold's managers have gathered the following information about selling and administrative costs. Activity Pool Shipping Advertising Commissions Total selling and administrative costs Total Cost $360,000 187,500 168,125 $715,625 Cost Driver Pounds shipped Number of mailings Sales price Weight Advertising mailings Sales commission Selling price per unit Tablets 20,000 pounds 25,000 5% of sales price $40 Books 40,000 pounds 100,000 8.00% of sales price $75 (a) (a) Your answer is correct. Using the information given here, calculate the product margin per unit for Tablets and Books using the traditional costing system. (Round all rates and final answers to 2 de mial places, eg. 15.25.) Tablets Books Product margin per unit 6.4 22.2 e Textbook and Media Assistance Used Attempts: 1 of 3 used (b) Prepare a report like the one in Exhibit 7-12, Panel A. (Round % of total margin to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2%) Tablets Books Sales price $ yo $ 75 Product costs 33.60 52.80 Product margin $ 6.40 $ 22.20 Unit sales 62500 30000 Total margin $ 400000 $ 666000 % of total margin % % e Textbook and Media Assis

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