Tenet Engineering, Inc -
Using the Most Appropriate Allocation Basis, What Is the Objects

question 138

Multiple Choice

Tenet Engineering, Inc. operates two user divisions as separate cost objects. To determine the costs of each division, the company allocates common costs to the divisions. During the past month, the following common costs were incurred:
Computer services (85% fixed) $ 260,000
Building occupancy 600,000
Personnel costs 110,000
Total common costs $ 970,000
The following information is available concerning various activity measures and service usages by each of the divisions:
$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Area occupied (square feet) } & 20,000 & 40,000 \\\text { Payroll } & \$ 380,000 & \$ 180,000 \\\text { Computer time (hours) } & 200 & 220 \\\text { Computer storage (megabytes) } & 4,050 & -0- \\\text { Equipment value } & \$ 200,000 & \$ 250,000 \\\text { Operating profit (pre-allocations) } & \$ 555,000 & \$ 495,000\end{array}$

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Using the most appropriate allocation basis, what is the personnel cost allocated to Division A (rounded to the nearest whole dollar) ?

• A) $58,143.
• B) $74,643.
• C) $76,463.
• D) $110,000.

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