Hanung Corp Has Two Service Departments, Maintenance and Personnel

question 113

Multiple Choice

Hanung Corp has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel. Maintenance Department costs of $300,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted maintenance-hours. Personnel Department costs of $170,000 are allocated based on the number of employees. The costs of operating departments A and B are $188,000 and $282,000, respectively. Data on budgeted maintenance-hours and number of employees are as follows:
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Using the direct method, what amount of Personnel Department costs will be allocated to Department B? (Do not round any intermediary calculations.)

• A) $44,737
• B) $50,000
• C) $107,368
• D) $120,000

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Independent Variable

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Second-order Model

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Significance Level

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