Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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ISBN: 9781305970663
Author: Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 30E
A company uses charging rates to allocate service department costs to the using departments. The accountant compiled the following information on one of the service departments:
If Department K plans to use 1,350 hours of the service department’s service in the coming year, how much of the service department’s cost is allocated to Department K?
- a. $3,375
- b. $27,300
- c. $26,325
- d. $23,950
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Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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