Assume XYZ Corp incurs $250,000 in technical support salaries. The employees in the Technical Support Department spend their time performing four activities as follows: • 45% of their time is spent in "Hardware Troubleshooting" • • 30% of their time is spent in "Software Installation" 15% of their time is spent in "User Training" ⚫ 10% is spent in "Documentation" In the company's activity-based costing system, how much of the technical support salaries would be allocated to the "Software Installation" activity? A) $112,500 B) $75,000 C) $37,500 D) $25,000

Assume XYZ Corp incurs $250,000 in technical support salaries. The employees in the Technical Support Department spend their time performing four activities as follows: • 45% of their time is spent in "Hardware Troubleshooting" • • 30% of their time is spent in "Software Installation" 15% of their time is spent in "User Training" ⚫ 10% is spent in "Documentation" In the company's activity-based costing system, how much of the technical support salaries would be allocated to the "Software Installation" activity? A) $112,500 B) $75,000 C) $37,500 D) $25,000

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