The Accountants for Brock, Inc

Multiple Choice

The accountants for Brock, Inc. are preparing the operating departments overhead budgets. The Maintenance department direct costs are $12,000, and the Administration department direct costs are $54,000. The following data have been collected about use of services: Percent of Services Used By
Support Departments Operating Departments
Maint- Admin-
Enance istration Op1 Op2 Op3
Services Supplied By:
Maintenance -- 25% 50% 12.5% 12.5%
(based on square metres)
Administration 20% -- 40% 20% 20%
(based on number of employees)
Using the reciprocal method, the allocation from the maintenance department to Op1 department is:

A) $6,000
B) $13,600
C) $13,421
D) $12,000