Karnofski Corporation Uses the Step-Down Method to Allocate Service Department

Multiple Choice

Karnofski Corporation uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, Service Department A and Service Department B, and two operating departments, Operating Department X and Operating Department Y. Data concerning those departments follow: Service Department A costs are allocated first on the basis of allocation base A and Service Department B costs are allocated second on the basis of allocation base B.
-The total Operating Department Y cost after allocations is closest to:

A) $398,810
B) $397,211
C) $399,285
D) $387,190