A Retail Store Has Three Departments, A, B, and C

question 162

Essay

A retail store has three departments, A, B, and C, each of which has four full-time employees. The store does general advertising that benefits all departments. Advertising expense totaled $90,000 for the current year, and departmental sales were:
How much advertising expense should be allocated to each department?

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Definitions:

Papillary Muscles

Muscles located in the ventricles of the heart, attaching to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves via chordae tendineae and preventing valve inversion.

AV Valves

The atrioventricular valves, consisting of the tricuspid and mitral valves, are located between the atria and ventricles in the heart, regulating blood flow and preventing backflow.

Semilunar Valves

Heart valves located at the bases of the aorta and the pulmonary artery that prevent backflow of blood into the ventricles during systole by opening to allow blood ejection and closing during diastole.

Streptokinase

An enzyme used to dissolve blood clots in the treatment of heart attack and pulmonary embolism.