Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 130

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 direct method, what amount of Maintenance Department costs will be allocated to Department A?

• A)$96,000
• B)$128,000
• C)$166,000
• D)$192,000

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Definitions:

Relative Opportunity Costs

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen, expressed in terms of the ratio between the cost of the chosen alternative and the cost of the next best alternative.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forfeiting the next best alternative when one option is chosen over another.

Comparative Advantage

The capability of a company, individual, or country to manufacture a product or offer a service with a reduced opportunity cost than competing entities.

Specialization

The process of focusing efforts and resources on a limited range of activities, goods, or services to gain efficiency or expertise.