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Lonsdale Inc. manufactures entry and dining room lighting fixtures. Five activities are used in manufacturing the fixtures. These activities and their associated budgeted activity costs and activity bases are as follows:

Activity	Budgeted Activity Cost		Activity Base
Casting	$420,000		Machine hours
Assembly	28,500		Direct labor hours
Inspecting	41,800		Number of inspections
Setup	46,200		Number of setups
Materials handling	36,000		Number of loads

Corporate records were obtained to estimate the amount of activity to be used by the two products. The estimated activity-base usage quantities and units produced follow:

Activity Base	Entry		Dining		Total
Machine hours	4,740		10,260		15,000
Direct labor hours	900		600		1,500
Number of inspections	280		820		1,100
Number of setups	330		220		550
Number of loads	590		410		1,000
Units produced	5,900		2,100		8,000

This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below.

Determine the activity rate for each activity. If required, round the rate to the nearest dollar.

Activity	Activity Rate
Casting	$	per machine hour
Assembly	$	per direct labor hour
Inspecting	$	per inspection
Setup	$	per setup
Materials handling	$	per load

Use the activity rates in (a) to determine the total and per-unit activity costs associated with each product. Round the per unit rates to the nearest cent.

Product	Total Activity Cost	Activity Cost Per Unit
Entry Lighting Fixtures	$	$
Dining Room Lighting Fixtures	$	$

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