Use the Following Information for the Next 3 Questions

question 65

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for the next 3 questions.
PIR Corporation has 2 support departments and 2 operating departments. Number of employees is used as an allocation base for personnel support costs, and square feet are used for janitorial support costs. A breakdown of their costs, along with other operating information, is shown below for a recent accounting period:
-If PIR uses single-rate allocation and the direct method, the allocation rate for personnel will be

• A) $280 per employee
• B) $215 per employee
• C) $187 per employee
• D) None of the above

Understand economic decision-making regarding operation, shutdown, staying in business, or going out of business in the short and long run.

Analyze the impact of economies of scale on production efficiency.

Apply principles of cost analysis to fill in cost and output tables.

Understand the concept of statistical significance and its implications.

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