Parker Company has two service departments—cafeteria and engineering—and two operating departments. The number of employees in each department is given below: Cafeteria 10 Engineering 40 Operating Department 1 500 Operating Department 2 200 The costs of the Cafeteria are allocated to other departments on the basis of the number of employees in the departments. If these costs are budgeted at $69,375, what would be the amount of cost allocated to Engineering under the direct method?

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Parker Company has two service departments—cafeteria and engineering—and two operating departments. The number of employees in each department is given below:

Cafeteria

10

Engineering

40

Operating Department 1

500

Operating Department 2

200

The costs of the Cafeteria are allocated to other departments on the basis of the number of employees in the departments. If these costs are budgeted at $69,375, what would be the amount of cost allocated to Engineering under the direct method?

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$ 3,700.

 

$    0.

 

$ 3,750.

 

$17,344.

 

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