Illumination Corp Operates One Central Plant That Has Two Divisions

Multiple Choice

Illumination Corp operates one central plant that has two divisions, the Flashlight Division and the Night Light Division. The following data apply to the coming budget year:

Assume that practical capacity is used to calculate the allocation rates.
Actual usage for the year by the Flashlight Division was 1400 hours and by the Night Light Division was 700 hours. If a dual-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of cost will be allocated to the Night Light Division? Assume budgeted usage is used to allocate fixed operating costs and actual usage is used to allocate variable operating costs.

A) $516,000
B) $586,000
C) $532,000
D) $602,000