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Angel Corporation uses activity-based costing to determine product costs for external financial reports. The company has provided the following data concerning its activity-based costing system:
 Estimated Activity Cost Pools (and Activity Meseasure overhead Cost Machine related (machine-hours) . £81,600 Batch setup (setups) .£387,000 General factory (direct labour-hours) . £274,800\begin{array}{lrr} &\text { Estimated } \\ \text {Activity Cost Pools (and Activity Meseasure } & \text {overhead Cost}\\ \text { Machine related (machine-hours) . } &£ 81,600\\ \text { Batch setup (setups) .} &£ 387,000 \\ \text { General factory (direct labour-hours) . } & £ 274,800 \\\end{array}


\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad  Expected Activity \text { Expected Activity }
 Activity Cost Pools  Total Product X Product YMachine related. 8,0003,0005,000 Batch setup. 10,0002,0008,000General factory 12,0007,0005,000\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Activity Cost Pools }& \text { Total } & \text {Product X}& \text { Product Y}\\ \text {Machine related. } &8,000&3,000&5,000\\ \text { Batch setup. } &10,000&2,000&8,000\\ \text {General factory } &12,000&7,000&5,000\\\end{array}

Assuming that actual activity turns out to be the same as expected activity, the total amount of overhead cost allocated to Product X would be closest to:


A) £371,700
B) £387,000
C) £268,300
D) £149,000

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