ABC Corporation has three support departments with the following costs and cost drivers: Support Department Cost Cost Driver Graphics Production $200,000 Number of copies made Accounting 500,000 Number of invoices processed Personnel 400,000 Number of employees ABC has three operating divisions, Micro, Macro, and Super. Their revenue, cost, and activity information is as follows: Revenues Direct operating expenses Number of copies made Number of invoices processed Number of employees Micro Macro Super $700,000 $850,000 $650,000 50,000 70,000 100,000 20,000 30,000 50,000 500 125 700 130 800 145 The support department allocation rate for the Personnel Department is O a. $3,200 Ob. $2,758 O c. $1,000 Od. $3,077

ABC Corporation has three support departments with the following costs and cost drivers: Support Department Cost Cost Driver Graphics Production $200,000 Number of copies made Accounting 500,000 Number of invoices processed Personnel 400,000 Number of employees ABC has three operating divisions, Micro, Macro, and Super. Their revenue, cost, and activity information is as follows: Revenues Direct operating expenses Number of copies made Number of invoices processed Number of employees Micro Macro Super $700,000 $850,000 $650,000 50,000 70,000 100,000 20,000 30,000 50,000 500 125 700 130 800 145 The support department allocation rate for the Personnel Department is O a. $3,200 Ob. $2,758 O c. $1,000 Od. $3,077

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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