Multiple Choice
International Gems sells fine jewelry and has implemented activity-based costing.Costs in the shipping department have been divided into three cost pools. The first cost pool contains costs that are related to packaging and shipping.International has determined that the number of boxes shipped is an appropriate cost driver for these costs.The second cost pool is made up of costs related to the final inspection of each item before it is shipped and the cost driver for this pool is the number of individual items that are inspected.The final cost pool is used for general operations of the department and the cost driver is the number of orders.Information about the activities is summarized below: 
An order is shipped to a retail customer who has ordered 6 individual items.This order will be shipped in 3 separate boxes.What is the packing and shipping cost that will be allocated to the order?
A) $4.03
B) $4.20
C) $12.60
D) $25.20
E) None of the answer choices is correct.
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