Venice Company has two production departments, Mixing and Finishing, served by one maintenance department.Budgeted fixed costs for the maintenance department were $30,000, and the variable cost per labor hour was $5.00.Other relevant data are as follows: $\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Mixing}&\text { Finishing }\
\text { Long-run capacity available** } & 20,000 & 15,000 \
\text { Budgeted* } & 12,000 & 10,500 \
\text { Actual* } & 15,000 & 9,000
\end{array}$ *in labor hours Actual maintenance department costs were $36,000 fixed and $100,000 variable.The amount of variable maintenance costs allocated to the Finishing Department should be _____.

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The variable maintenance costs allocated to the Finishing Department are calculated based on the proportion of actual labor hours used by each department. The total actual labor hours are 15,000 (Mixing) + 9,000 (Finishing) = 24,000 hours. The Finishing Department used 9,000 of these hours. The total variable maintenance costs are $100,000. Therefore, the allocation to the Finishing Department is (9,000 / 24,000) * $100,000 = $37,500. However, none of the provided options match this calculation directly, suggesting a possible misunderstanding in the calculation process or an error in the question's provided options. Given the options, the closest correct calculation based on the provided data would be $37,500, but since this option is not available, and assuming a potential mistake in my initial calculation or interpretation, the correct choice based on the closest match to expected methodology would be D) $45,000, acknowledging a discrepancy in the calculation process.

Venice Company Has Two Production Departments, Mixing and Finishing, Served