Given: Department A. 8,000 sq. ft., Department B. 5,000 sq. ft., and Department C. 6,000 sq. ft. The percent of overhead expense applied to Department C to the nearest whole percent will be:
A)68%
B)32%
C)26%
D)42%
E)None of these

Question

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To find the percentage of overhead expense applied to Department C, we need to know the total square footage of all departments combined.

Total square footage = 8,000 + 5,000 + 6,000 = 19,000

Now, we need to find the proportion of Department C's square footage to the total square footage:

Proportion of Department C = 6,000/19,000 = 0.3158

This means that Department C accounts for 31.58% of the total square footage. However, we need to round to the nearest whole percent, which gives us:

Percent of overhead expense applied to Department C = 32%

Therefore, the correct choice is B) 32%.