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Gregory Enterprises has identified three cost pools to allocate overhead costs. The following estimates are provided for the coming year:
Cost Pool Overhead Costs Cost driver Activity level
Supervision of direct labour $320,000 Direct labour hours 800,000
Machine maintenance $120,000 Machine hours 960,000
Facility rent $200,000 Square metres of area 100,000
Total overhead costs $640,000
The accounting records show the Mossman Job consumed the following resources:
Cost driver Actual level
Direct labour-hours 200
Machine-hours 1,600
Square metres of area 50
Question 1: If Gregory Enterprises uses a simple cost system based on direct labour hours then what amount of indirect costs will be allocated to the Mossman job?