Marks Corporation has two operating departments, Drilling and Grinding, and an office. The three categories of office expenses are allocated to the two operating departments using different allocation bases. The following information is available for the current period: Office Expenses Total Allocation Base Number of employees Cost of goods sold Percentage of total sales Salaries $ 30,000 Depreciation Advertising 20,000 40,000 Department Number of employees Sales Drilling 1,000 $ 325,000 Grinding 1,500 475,000 Total 2,500 $ 800,000 Cost of goods sold $ 75,000 125,000 $ 200,000 The amount of salaries that should be allocated to Grinding for the current period is:

Marks Corporation has two operating departments, Drilling and Grinding, and an office. The three categories of office expenses are allocated to the two operating departments using different allocation bases. The following information is available for the current period: Office Expenses Total Allocation Base Number of employees Cost of goods sold Percentage of total sales Salaries $ 30,000 Depreciation Advertising 20,000 40,000 Department Number of employees Sales Drilling 1,000 $ 325,000 Grinding 1,500 475,000 Total 2,500 $ 800,000 Cost of goods sold $ 75,000 125,000 $ 200,000 The amount of salaries that should be allocated to Grinding for the current period is:

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Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

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