Goldfarb's Book and Music Store Has Two Service Departments, Warehouse

question 61

Multiple Choice

Goldfarb's Book and Music Store has two service departments, Warehouse and Data Center. Warehouse Department costs of $350,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted warehouse-hours. Data Center Department costs of $100,000 are allocated based on the number of computer log-on hours. The costs of operating departments Music and Books are $112,500 and $135,000, respectively. Data on budgeted warehouse-hours and number of computer log-on hours are as follows:
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Using the direct method, what amount of Warehouse Department costs will be allocated to Department Books? (Do not round any intermediary calculations.)

• A) $143,657
• B) $206,343
• C) $135,000
• D) $170,679

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Definitions:

365-Day Year

A method used in finance that assumes a year consisting of 365 days for calculating interest, ignoring leap years.

Exact Simple Interest

Interest calculated on the initial principal of a loan or deposit, based on a precise calculation method rather than the common approximation methods.

365-Day Year

A method used in finance and accounting that assumes a year consists of 365 days to simplify interest rate calculations, disregarding leap years.

Exact Simple Interest

Interest calculated on the principal amount of a loan or investment, based on a 365-day year without compounding.