The RAH Manufacturing Company has two service departments: Maintenance and Accounting.The Maintenance Department's costs of $300,000 are allocated on the basis of machine hours.The Accounting Department's costs of $120,000 are allocated on the basis of the number of employees within a specific department.The direct departmental costs for A and B are $300,000 and $500,000,respectively. What is the Accounting Department's cost allocated to Department B using the direct method?

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The RAH Manufacturing Company has two service departments: Maintenance and Accounting.The Maintenance Department's costs of $300,000 are allocated on the basis of machine hours.The Accounting Department's costs of $120,000 are allocated on the basis of the number of employees within a specific department.The direct departmental costs for A and B are $300,000 and $500,000,respectively.  What is the Accounting Department's cost allocated to Department B using the direct method?

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The Answer of The RAH Manufacturing Company has two service departments: Maintenance and Accounting.The Maintenance Department's costs of $300,000 are allocated on the basis of machine hours.The Accounting Department's costs of $120,000 are allocated on the basis of the number of employees within a specific department.The direct departmental costs for A and B are $300,000 and $500,000,respectively.  What is the Accounting Department's cost allocated to Department B using the direct method?

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