Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 102

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Jake's Battery Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel. Maintenance Department costs of $320,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted maintenance-hours. Personnel Department costs of $80,000 are allocated based on the number of employees. The costs of operating departments A and B are $160,000 and $240,000, respectively. Data on budgeted maintenance-hours and number of employees are as follows:

-Using the step-down method, what amount of Maintenance Department cost will be allocated to Department A if the service department with the highest percentage of interdepartmental support service is allocated first? (Round up)

• A)$64,000
• B)$85,333
• C)$114,667
• D)$128,000

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