Ant Corp. has two service departments and two operating departments. The company allocates service departmental costs to operating departments using the step-down method. Operating data for these departments for last year are as follows:
Service Departments |
Operating Departments |
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Personnel |
Maintenance |
Cutting |
Finishing |
|
Departmental costs |
$144,000 |
$84,000 |
$12,000 |
$47,000 |
Number of employees |
35 | 30 | 60 | 90 |
Machine-hours |
0 | 0 | 210 | 150 |
Personnel costs are allocated first on the basis of number of employees and Maintenance costs are allocated second on the basis of machine-hours.
(Q): What is the total Finishing Department cost after allocation?
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