In: Accounting
SHARMA's Book and Music Store has two service departments, Warehouse and Data Center. Warehouse Department costs of $360,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted warehouse-hours. Data Center Department costs of $475,000 are allocated based on the number of computer log-on hours. The costs of operating departments Music and Books are $142,500 and $171,000, respectively. Data on budgeted warehouse-hours and number of computer log-on hours are as follows:
SUPPORT PRODUCTION
| 
 Warehouse Department  | 
 Data Center Department  | 
 Music  | 
 Books  | 
|
| 
 Budgeted costs  | 
 $360,000  | 
 $475,000  | 
 $142,500  | 
 $171,000  | 
| 
 Budgeted warehouse-hours  | 
 NA  | 
 250  | 
 1500  | 
 750  | 
| 
 Number of computer hours  | 
 2,500  | 
 NA  | 
 22,500  | 
 25,000  | 
Using the Reciprocal method, what amount of Data Center Department cost will be allocated to Department Music?
(Do not round any intermediary calculations.) PLEASE CHOOSE THE CLOSEST ANSWER.
| A. | 
 $255,981  | 
|
| B. | 
 $231,106  | 
|
| C. | 
 $150,000  | 
|
| D. | 
 $298,705  | 
|
| E. | 
 $289,965  | 
|
| F. | 
 $245,500  | 
|
| G. | 
 $360,630  | 
|
| H. | 
 $275,600  | 
Manufacturing, which uses the high-low method, makes a product called CUB. The company incurs three different cost types (A, B, and C) and has a relevant range of operation between 2,500 units and 5,500 units per month. Per-unit costs at two different activity levels for each cost type are presented below.
| type A | type B | type C | TOTAL | |
| 5000 units | $10 | $27 | $10 | $47 | 
| 7,500 units | $10 | $18 | $9 | $37 | 
If LONG produces 5,500 units, the total cost would be:
| A. | 
 $298,000  | 
|
| B. | 
 $188,200  | 
|
| C. | 
 $193,500  | 
|
| D. | 
 some other amount  | 
|
| E. | 
 $243,500  | 
|
| F. | 
 $282,200  | 
|
| G. | 
 $272,000  | 
|
| H. | 
 $187,000  |