Ravelo Corporation has provided the following data from its activity-based costing system: Activity Cost Pools Total Cost Total Activity
Assembly $498,520 44,000 machine-hours
Processing orders $54,263 1,100 orders
Inspection $77,589 1,100 inspection-hours

Data concerning the company's product L19B appear below:

Annual unit production and sales 430
Annual machine-hours 990
Annual number of orders 70
Annual Inspection hours 20
Direct materials cost $37.74 per unit
Direct labor cost $10.45 per unit

According to the activity-based costing system, the average cost of product L19B is closest to:

a. $4819 per unit
b. $82.31 per unit
c. $85.56 per unit
d. $7753 per unit

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51