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Ice House Industries, Inc -Based on the Above Data, Determine the Administrative Cost Allocated

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Ice House Industries, Inc. has three operating departments: Cooking, Churning, and Freezing. Indirect factory costs for the current period were Administrative $560,000 and Maintenance $98,000. Administrative costs are allocated to operating departments based on the number of workers and maintenance costs are allocated to operating departments based on square footage occupied.
 Cooking  Department  Churning  Department  Freezing  Department  Number of  employees 2,940 employees 4,900 employees 1,960 employees  Square feet occupied 33,250 Sq. Ft. 38,000 Sq. Ft 23,750 Sq. Ft. \begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { Cooking } \\\text { Department }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Churning } \\\text { Department }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Freezing } \\\text { Department }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of } \\\text { employees }\end{array} & 2,940 \text { employees } & 4,900 \text { employees } & 1,960 \text { employees } \\\hline \text { Square feet occupied } & 33,250 \text { Sq. Ft. } & 38,000 \text { Sq. Ft } & 23,750 \text { Sq. Ft. } \\\hline\end{array}
-Based on the above data, determine the administrative cost allocated to each operating department of Ice House Industries, Inc.
A Cooking: $168,000\$ 168,000 \quad Churring: $280,000\$ 280,000 \quad Freezing: $112,000\$ 112,000
B. Cooking: $186,666\$ 186,666 \quad Churning: $186,666\$ 186,666 \quad Freezing: $186,666\$ 186,666
C. Cooking: $112,000\$ 112,000 \quad Churning: $280,000\$ 280,000 \quad Freezing: $168,000\$ 168,000
D. Cooking: $280,000\$ 280,000 \quad Churning: $112,000\$ 112,000 \quad Freezing: $168,000\$ 168,000
E Cookine: $219,333\$ 219,333 \quad Churnine: $219,333\$ 219,333 \quad Freezing: $219,333\$ 219,333

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