Use the Following Information for the Next 4 Questions

question 74

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for the next 4 questions.
The accountants for Brock, Inc. are preparing the operating departments overhead budgets. The maintenance department direct costs are $12,000, and the administration department direct costs are $54,000. The following data have been collected about use of services: (based on number of employees)
-Using the reciprocal method, the total costs allocated to the three operating departments from the support departments is

• A) $66,000
• B) $84,000
• C) $59,368
• D) $60,000

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