The receiving department of Owen has three activities: unloading, counting goods, and inspecting. Unloading requires a forklift that is leased for $15,000 per year. The forklift is used only for unloading. The fuel for the forklift is $2,000 per year. Inspection requires special testing equipment that has a depreciation of $500 per year and an operating cost of $1,000 per year. Receiving has four employees who each have an average salary of $35,000 per year. The work distribution matrix for the receiving personnel is as follows:

Activity Percentage of Time on Each Activity
Unloading 25%
Counting 40%
Inspecting 35%

Calculate the cost of unloading.

a.$56,000
b.$50,500
c.$54,000
d.$52,000

Cost is the cash interest that a corporation has expended on sales and accounting to manufacture it. Within an organization, costs represent the amount of money spent on manufacturing or developing a good or service. Price requires no benefit premium.

Resource Unloading Equipment $15,000

Fuel $2,000

Operating Labour = (25% × [4 $35,000] = $35,000)

= $35,000

Total = $35,000+$15,000 +$2,000

= $52,000