Activity-Based Environmental Cost Assignments Pinter Company had the following environmental activities and product information: 1. Environmental activity costs Activity Costs Design products (to reduce pollution) $ 129,600      Test for contamination 230,400      Treat toxic waste 720,000      Operate pollution control equipment 576,000      2. Driver data   Solvent X Solvent Y Design hours 2,900           1,900           Testing hours 5,100           7,700           Pounds of waste 600           15,400           Machine hours 2,900           61,100           3. Other production data   Solvent X Solvent Y Nonenvironmental production costs $2,176,000      $4,128,000      Units produced 320,000      320,000      What if the design costs increased to $219,600 and the cost of toxic waste decreased to $360,000? Assume that Solvent Y uses 3,800 out of 7,600 design hours. Also assume that waste is cut by 50 percent and that Solvent Y is responsible for 6,840 of 7,200 pounds of toxic waste. What is the new environmental cost for Solvent Y? If required, round your intermediate calculations and answer to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank

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Activity-Based Environmental Cost Assignments

Pinter Company had the following environmental activities and product information:

1. Environmental activity costs

Activity Costs
Design products (to reduce pollution) $ 129,600     
Test for contamination 230,400     
Treat toxic waste 720,000     
Operate pollution control equipment 576,000     

2. Driver data

  Solvent X Solvent Y
Design hours 2,900           1,900          
Testing hours 5,100           7,700          
Pounds of waste 600           15,400          
Machine hours 2,900           61,100          

3. Other production data

  Solvent X Solvent Y
Nonenvironmental production costs $2,176,000      $4,128,000     
Units produced 320,000      320,000     

What if the design costs increased to $219,600 and the cost of toxic waste decreased to $360,000? Assume that Solvent Y uses 3,800 out of 7,600 design hours. Also assume that waste is cut by 50 percent and that Solvent Y is responsible for 6,840 of 7,200 pounds of toxic waste. What is the new environmental cost for Solvent Y? If required, round your intermediate calculations and answer to the nearest cent.
$fill in the blank 

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