Figure 7-6 Oaks Company Has Two Support Departments, Maintenance Department

question 63

Multiple Choice

Figure 7-6 Oaks Company has two support departments, Maintenance Department (MD) and Personnel Department (PD) , and two producing departments, P1 and P2.The Maintenance Department costs of $30,000 are allocated on the basis of standard service used.The Personnel Department costs of $4,500 are allocated on the basis of number of employees.The direct costs of Departments P1 and P2 are $9,000 and $15,000, respectively.
Data on standard service hours and number of employees are as follows:

- Refer to Figure 7-6.Using the direct method, the cost of the Maintenance Department allocated to Department P1 is

• A) $20,000.
• B) $10,000.
• C) $15,000.
• D) $30,000.

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