The Document Creation Center (DCC) for Arlington Corp -
If DCC Uses a Dual-Rate for Allocating Its Costs

question 37

Multiple Choice

The Document Creation Center (DCC) for Arlington Corp. provides photocopying and document services for three departments in the Minneapolis office. The following budget has been prepared for the year.
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Available capacity } & 8,000,000 \text { pages } \\\text { Budgeted usage: } & \\\text { Software Development } & 1,600,00 \text { pages } \\\text { Training } & 3,000,00 \text { pages } \\\text { Management } & 2,400,000 \text { pages } \\\text { Cost equation } & \$ 280,000+\$ 0.03 \text { per page }\end{array}$
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If DCC uses a dual-rate for allocating its costs, how much cost will be allocated to the Management Department, assuming the Management Department actually made 2,950,000 copies during the year?

• A) $184,500.
• B) $191,750.
• C) $211,783.
• D) $206,500.

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