The accountants for Brock, Inc. are preparing the operating departments overhead budgets. The Maintenance department direct costs are $12,000, and the Administration department direct costs are $54,000. The following data have been collected about use of services: Percent of Services Used By
Support Departments Operating Departments
Maint- Admin-
Enance istration Op1 Op2 Op3
Services Supplied By:
Maintenance -- 25% 50% 12.5% 12.5%
(based on square metres)
Administration 20% -- 40% 20% 20%
(based on number of employees)
Using the reciprocal method, the total costs allocated to the three operating departments from the support departments is:
A)$66,000
B)$84,000
C)$59,368
D)$60,000

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The Answer of The accountants for Brock, Inc. are preparing the operating departments overhead budgets. The Maintenance department direct costs are $12,000, and the Administration department direct costs are $54,000. The following data have been collected about use of services: Percent of Services Used By
Support Departments Operating Departments
Maint- Admin-
Enance istration Op1 Op2 Op3
Services Supplied By:
Maintenance -- 25% 50% 12.5% 12.5%
(based on square metres)
Administration 20% -- 40% 20% 20%
(based on number of employees)
Using the reciprocal method, the total costs allocated to the three operating departments from the support departments is:
A)$66,000
B)$84,000
C)$59,368
D)$60,000

The Accountants for Brock, Inc