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Pitt Jones Company Had the Following Activities, Allocated Costs, and Allocation

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Pitt Jones Company had the following activities, allocated costs, and allocation bases:
 Activities  Allocated Costs  Allocation Base  Account inquiry (hours)  $60,0002,000 hours  Account billing (lines)  $30,00020,000 lines  Account verification (accounts)  $15,00020,000 accounts  Correspondence (letters)  $10,0001,000 letters \begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Activities } & \text { Allocated Costs } & \text { Allocation Base } \\\hline \text { Account inquiry (hours) } & \$ 60,000 & 2,000 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Account billing (lines) } & \$ 30,000 & 20,000 \text { lines } \\\hline \text { Account verification (accounts) } & \$ 15,000 & 20,000 \text { accounts } \\\hline \text { Correspondence (letters) } & \$ 10,000 & 1,000 \text { letters } \\\hline\end{array} The above activities are used by departments P and Q:
 Department P  Department Q  Account inquiry (hours)  100 hours 200 hours  Account billing (lines)  10,000 lines 7,000 lines  Account verification (accounts)  1,000 accounts 600 accounts  Correspondence (letters)  50 letters 100 letters \begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Department P } & \text { Department Q } \\\hline \text { Account inquiry (hours) } & 100 \text { hours } & 200 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Account billing (lines) } & 10,000 \text { lines } & 7,000 \text { lines } \\\hline \text { Account verification (accounts) } & 1,000 \text { accounts } & 600 \text { accounts } \\\hline \text { Correspondence (letters) } & 50 \text { letters } & 100 \text { letters } \\\hline\end{array} What is the cost per driver unit for the correspondence activity?


A) $10.00
B) $30.50
C) $25.00
D) $.75

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