Of two departments,the men's department has 8,000 square feet and the women's department has 22,000 square feet.Depreciation is divided by square footage.If total depreciation is $50,000,the total amount allocated to the men's department would be approximately $13,333.

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To calculate the amount of depreciation allocated to the men's department, we need to first find out the proportion of square footage that the men's department occupies out of the total square footage of both departments:

Total square footage = 8,000 + 22,000 = 30,000

Proportion of men's department square footage = 8,000/30,000 = 0.2667 (rounded to four decimal places)

Proportion of women's department square footage = 22,000/30,000 = 0.7333 (rounded to four decimal places)

Next, we can use these proportions to allocate the total depreciation of $50,000 between the two departments:

Depreciation allocated to men's department = 0.2667 x $50,000 = $13,333.33 (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the statement that the total amount allocated to the men's department would be approximately $13,333 is true.

Of Two Departments,the Men's Department Has 8,000 Square Feet and the Women's