Barstow Manufacturing Company has two service departments — product design and engineering support, and two production departments — assembly and finishing. The distribution of each service department's efforts to the other departments is shown below:   FROM TO   Design Support Assembly Finishing Design   0 %   10 %   30 %   60 % Support   20 %   0 %   45 %   35 %     The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) were as follows:       Design $ 300,000   Engineering Support $ 320,000   Assembly $ 1,190,000   Finishing $ 1,800,000       The total cost accumulated in the assembly department using the direct method is (calculate all ratios and percentages to 4 decimal places, for example 33.3333%, and round all dollar amounts to the nearest whole dollar):   Multiple Choice   $2,140,000.   $3,610,000.   $1,470,000.   $1,430,000.   $1,476,666.

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Barstow Manufacturing Company has two service departments — product design and engineering support, and two production departments — assembly and finishing. The distribution of each service department's efforts to the other departments is shown below:

 

FROM TO
  Design Support Assembly Finishing
Design   0 %   10 %   30 %   60 %
Support   20 %   0 %   45 %   35 %
 

 

The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) were as follows:

 

   
Design $ 300,000  
Engineering Support $ 320,000  
Assembly $ 1,190,000  
Finishing $ 1,800,000  
 

 

The total cost accumulated in the assembly department using the direct method is (calculate all ratios and percentages to 4 decimal places, for example 33.3333%, and round all dollar amounts to the nearest whole dollar):

 

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    $2,140,000.
  •  
    $3,610,000.
  •  
    $1,470,000.
  •  
    $1,430,000.
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    $1,476,666.
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