Garrell Corporation is conducting a time-driven activity-based costing study in its Customer Support Department. The company has provided the following data to aid in that study: Time-driven activity rate (cost per unit of activity) Activity cost pool: Receiving Calls Resolving Issues Settling Disputes Cost Object Data: Number of calls received Number of issues resolved Number of disputes settled Customer P 31 17 1 $5.46 $8.58 $13.26 Customer Q 21 10 Required: Using time-driven activity-based costing, determine the total Customer Support Department cost assigned to cach customer.

Garrell Corporation is conducting a time-driven activity-based costing study in its Customer Support Department. The company has provided the following data to aid in that study: Time-driven activity rate (cost per unit of activity) Activity cost pool: Receiving Calls Resolving Issues Settling Disputes Cost Object Data: Number of calls received Number of issues resolved Number of disputes settled Customer P 31 17 1 $5.46 $8.58 $13.26 Customer Q 21 10 Required: Using time-driven activity-based costing, determine the total Customer Support Department cost assigned to cach customer.

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