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

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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:
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.What is the combined total department costs for the producing departments after allocation of the support departments? A)  $24,000 B)  $58,500 C)  $34,500 D)  $26,000
-Refer to Figure 7-6.What is the combined total department costs for the producing departments after allocation of the support departments?


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