Golden Leaves Company Has Two Support Departments, Maintenance Department (MD)

question 103

Multiple Choice

Golden Leaves Company has two support departments, Maintenance Department (MD) and Personnel Department (PD) , and two producing departments, P1 and P2. The Maintenance Department costs of $30,000 are allocated on the basis of standard service used. The Personnel Department costs of $4,500 are allocated on the basis of number of employees. The direct costs of Departments P1 and P2 are $9,000 and $15,000, respectively. Data on standard service hours and number of employees are as follows: $$\begin{array} { l r r r r } & \text { MD } & \text { PD } & \text { P1 } & { \text { P2 } } \\\text { Standard service hours used } & 100 & 50 & 300 & 150 \\\text { Number of employees } & 10 & 20 & 90 & 90 \\\text { Direct labor hours } & 50 & 50 & 250 & 250\end{array}$$
Using the direct method, the cost of the Maintenance Department allocated to Department P1 is:

• A)$15,000.
• B)$10,000.
• C)$20,000.
• D)$30,000.

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