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Santiago Manufacturing Prices Its Products at Full Cost Plus 40

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Santiago Manufacturing prices its products at full cost plus 40 percent. The company operates two support departments and two producing departments.Budgeted costs and normal activity levels are as follows:  Support Departments  Producing Departments ABCD Overhead costs $20,000$50,000$90,000$120,000 Square feet 2,0002,4004,00012,000 Number of employees 20306040 Direct labor hours 10,0006,400 Machine hours 6,00010,800\begin{array} { | l | c | c | r | r | } \hline & { \text { Support Departments } } && { \text { Producing Departments } } \\\hline & \mathbf { A } & \mathbf { B } & \mathbf { C } & \mathbf { D } \\\hline \text { Overhead costs } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 50,000 & \$ 90,000 & \$ 120,000 \\\hline \text { Square feet } & 2,000 & 2,400 & 4,000 & 12,000 \\\hline \text { Number of employees } & 20 & 30 & 60 & 40 \\\hline \text { Direct labor hours } & - & - & 10,000 & 6,400 \\\hline \text { Machine hours } & - & - & 6,000 & 10,800 \\\hline\end{array}
Support Department A's costs are allocated based on square feet, and Support Department B's costs are allocated based on number of employees. Department C uses direct labor hours to assign overhead costs to products, while Department D uses machine hours.
One of the products the company produces requires 4 direct labor hours per unit in Department C and no time in Department D. Direct materials for the product cost $45 per unit, and direct labor is $20 per unit.
If the direct method of allocation is used and the company follows its usual pricing policy, the selling price of the product would be


A) $102.00.
B) $111.00.
C) $115.00.
D) $161.00.

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