Bender Company Has Two Service Departments,Maintenance and Human Resources If the Direct Method Is Used to Allocate Service Department

Multiple Choice

Bender Company has two service departments,Maintenance and Human Resources.Bender Company also has two production departments,Mixing and Finishing.Maintenance costs are allocated based on square footage while Human Resources costs are allocated based on number of employees.The following information has been gathered for the current year:
$\begin{array}{llll}&&\text { Human }\\&\text { Maintenlance }&\text { Resources } & \text { Mixing } & \text { Finishing } \\\text { Direct costs }& \$ 50,400 & \$ 33,600 & \$ 42,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\text { Square footage }&1,600 & 800 & 3,200 & 2,400 \\\text { Number of employees }&16 & 24 & 48 & 64\end{array}$
If the direct method is used to allocate service department costs,then the total cost of the Maintenance Department after the Human Resources Department cost allocation would be ________.

A) $33,600
B) $50,400
C) $54,600
D) $70,000