The Western and Pacific Railroad Has Two Divisions, the Western

question 185

Multiple Choice

The Western and Pacific Railroad has two divisions, the Western Division and the Pacific Division. The company recently invested $8,000,000 to maintain its railroad track. Pertinent data for the two divisions are as follows: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Total Miles Traveled: }\\\\\text { Western Division } & 800,000 \mathrm{miles} \\\text { Pacific Division } & 1,200,000 \mathrm{miles}\end{array}$

The amount of track improvement cost that should be allocated to the Western Division is:

• A) $4,000,000.
• B) $3,200,000.
• C) $800,000.
• D) $5,333,333.

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