Quinlan, Inc

question 21

Multiple Choice

Quinlan, Inc. has two support departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Tables and Chairs) . The Maintenance department provides more services to the Personnel department than the Personnel department provides to Maintenance. Once the support department costs have been allocated to the operating departments, each operating department allocates its total costs to units produced. Assume the direct method is used. The proportion of Personnel's costs allocated to the Table department is:

• A) 1/2
• B) 4/7
• C) 7/15
• D) 1/3

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