Fenway Telcom has three divisions,commercial,retail,and consumer,that share the common costs of the company's computer server network.The annual common costs are $2,400,000.You have been provided with the following information for the upcoming year: The cost accountant determined $1,700,000 of the server network's costs were fixed and should be allocated based on the number of connections.The remaining costs should be allocated based on the time on the network.What is the total server network costs allocated to the Commercial Division,assuming the company uses dual-rates to allocate common costs?
A)$514,286.
B)$480,000.
C)$600,000.
D)$565,000.

Question

Fenway Telcom has three divisions,commercial,retail,and consumer,that share the common costs of the company's computer server network.The annual common costs are $2,400,000.You have been provided with the following information for the upcoming year:  The cost accountant determined $1,700,000 of the server network's costs were fixed and should be allocated based on the number of connections.The remaining costs should be allocated based on the time on the network.What is the total server network costs allocated to the Commercial Division,assuming the company uses dual-rates to allocate common costs?
A)$514,286. 
B)$480,000. 
C)$600,000. 
D)$565,000.

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To allocate the common costs using dual-rates, we need to determine the total variable costs and the cost drivers for each cost allocation method.

For the fixed costs, we know that $1,700,000 should be allocated based on the number of connections. Let's assume there will be 10,000 connections in total for the upcoming year. This gives us a fixed cost of $1,700,000/10,000 = $170 per connection.

For the variable costs, we know that they should be allocated based on the time on the network. Let's assume the total time on the network for the upcoming year will be 2,400,000 hours. This gives us a variable cost of $2,400,000/2,400,000 = $1 per hour on the network.

Now, we need to determine the cost drivers for each division:

Commercial Division:
- Connections: 2,000
- Time on network: 600,000 hours

Retail Division:
- Connections: 5,000
- Time on network: 800,000 hours

Consumer Division:
- Connections: 3,000
- Time on network: 1,000,000 hours

Using the above information, we can calculate the allocated costs for each division:

Commercial Division:
Fixed cost allocation: 2,000 connections x $170 per connection = $340,000
Variable cost allocation: 600,000 hours on network x $1 per hour = $600,000
Total cost allocation: $340,000 + $600,000 = $940,000

Therefore, the total server network costs allocated to the Commercial Division is $940,000 or choice (D).

Fenway Telcom Has Three Divisions,commercial,retail,and Consumer,that Share the Common Costs