Anderson Company has two service departments and two producing departments. The costs of the Personnel Department are allocated to other departments on the basis of the number of employees in the departments. Departments and number of employees are as follows:                                                           Employees   Personnel Department ...........            30   Engineering Department .........          90   Producing Department No. 1 .....     590   Producing Department No. 2 .....     290   Total employees ................             1 000 Costs in the Personnel Department total R900 000 per year.    The amount of Personnel Department cost that would be allocated to Producing Department 2 under the direct method would be:

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Anderson Company has two service departments and two producing departments. The costs of the Personnel Department are allocated to other departments on the basis of the number of employees in the departments. Departments and number of employees are as follows: 

                                                         Employees

  Personnel Department ...........            30

  Engineering Department .........          90

  Producing Department No. 1 .....     590

  Producing Department No. 2 .....     290

  Total employees ................             1 000

Costs in the Personnel Department total R900 000 per year. 

 

The amount of Personnel Department cost that would be allocated to Producing Department 2 under the direct method would be:

 

 

  A.

R261 000

  B.

R0

  C.

R296 591

  D.

R269 072

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