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4.28 points eBookPrintReferencesCheck my workCheck My Work button is now enabledItem 2 Cathy, the manager of Cathys Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires 4 people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of partiesan afternoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows.

Activities (and cost drivers) Afternoon Picnic Formal Dinner Advertising (parties) $ 95 per party $ 95 per party Planning (parties) $ 96 per party $ 108 per party Renting equipment (parties, guests) $ 56 per party plus $11 per guest $ 76 per party plus $22 per guest Obtaining insurance (parties) $ 240 per party $ 390 per party Serving (parties, servers) $ 58 per server per party $ 72 per server per party Preparing food (guests) $ 23 per guest $ 27 per guest

Per party costs do not vary with the number of guests.

Required:

a. Compute the cost of a 20-guest afternoon picnic.

b. Compute the cost of a 20-guest evening formal dinner.

c. How much should Cathy charge for each guest for each type of party if she wants to cover her costs?

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