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Ready Company has two operating (production) departments: Assembly and Painting. Assembly has 280 employees and occupies...

Ready Company has two operating (production) departments: Assembly and Painting. Assembly has 280 employees and occupies 66,000 square feet; Painting has 120 employees and occupies 44,000 square feet. Indirect factory expenses for the current period are as follows: Administration $ 95,000 Maintenance $ 120,000 Administration is allocated based on workers in each department; maintenance is allocated based on square footage. The amount of maintenance expenses that should be allocated to the Assembly Department for the current period is: Multiple Choice $66,500. $72,000. $138,500. $139,500. $144,000.

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Assembly Painting Total
No of Employees                  280.0                          120.0                          400.0
No of Sq Feet            66,000.0                    44,000.0                  110,000.0
Amount Expense Base Per Base Allocation
Adminstrative Expense            95,000.0                          400.0                          237.5
Maintainance Expense          120,000.0                  110,000.0                               1.1
Admin Cost Mainataince Cost
Assembly            66,500.0                    72,000.0 Base Used* Perbase Allocation
Painting            28,500.0                    48,000.0
           95,000.0                  120,000.0
Answer is $72000/-

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