Veneer Company Has Two Service Departments and Two Producing Departments

question 80

Multiple Choice

Veneer Company has two service departments and two producing departments. The number of employees in each department is:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Personnel } & 10 \\\text { Cafeteria } & 25 \\\text { Producing Department A } & 265 \\\text { Producing Department B } & \underline{ 250} \\&\underline{550}\end{array}$

The department costs of the Personnel Department are allocated on a basis of the number of employees. If these costs are budgeted at $37,125 during a given period, the amount of cost allocated (rounded to two decimal places) to Department B under the direct method would be:

• A) $0.
• B) $17,187.50.
• C) $16,875.00.
• D) $18,021.84.

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