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HiTech Products manufactures three types of remote-control devices: Economy, Standard, and Deluxe. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers). Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below. Activity cost cost driver Material handling $225,000 Number of parts Material insertion 2,475,000 Number of parts Automated machinery 840,000 Machine hours Finishing 170,000 Direct labor hours Packaging 170,000 Orders shipped Total $3,880,000 The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year: Economy Standard Deluxe Units to be produced 10,000 5,000 2,000 Orders to be shipped 1,000 500 200 Number of parts per unit 10 15 25 Machine hours per unit 3 5 Labor hours per unit 2 1 2 2
What is HiTech's pool rate for the packaging activity? $4.86 per machine hour. $5.00 per labor hour. $10.00 per unit. $100.00 per order shipped. A rate other than those listed above.