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At the Beginning of the Year, Grant Company Initiated an Environmental

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At the beginning of the year, Grant Company initiated an environmental cost reduction program. To help assess the impact of the environmental cost reduction improvement program, the following data were collected for the current and preceding year:
Preceding YearCurrent Year Operating costs $3,000,000$3,000,000 Designing products 3,0004,500 Auditing environmental activities 7,50012,000 Recycling scrap 60,00045,000 Disposing of toxic waste 120,00075,000 Testing for contamination 15,00030,000 Cleaning up oil spills 105,00082,500\begin{array}{lrr}& \underline{\text {Preceding Year}}& \underline{\text {Current Year}}\\\text { Operating costs } & \$ 3,000,000 & \$ 3,000,000 \\\text { Designing products } & 3,000 & 4,500 \\\text { Auditing environmental activities } & 7,500 & 12,000 \\\text { Recycling scrap } & 60,000 & 45,000 \\\text { Disposing of toxic waste } & 120,000 & 75,000 \\\text { Testing for contamination } & 15,000 & 30,000 \\\text { Cleaning up oil spills } & 105,000 & 82,500\end{array}
-Refer to the figure.For the current year,what percentage of operating costs are detection costs?


A) 0.14%
B) 0.40%
C) 1.00%
D) 1.40%

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