A hardware store has three departments, A, B, and C, and does general advertising that benefits all departments. Advertising expense totalled $60,000 for the year, and departmental sales were as follows: Department Sales ($) Dept. A 125,000 Dept. B 275,000 Dept. C 200,000 How much advertising expense should be allocated to Department B if the allocation is based on departmental sales?

A hardware store has three departments, A, B, and C, and does general advertising that benefits all departments. Advertising expense totalled $60,000 for the year, and departmental sales were as follows: Department Sales ($) Dept. A 125,000 Dept. B 275,000 Dept. C 200,000 How much advertising expense should be allocated to Department B if the allocation is based on departmental sales?

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