Current Attempt in Progress Flounder's Medical operates three support departments and two operating units, Surgery and ER. The support departments are allocated based on the hours used. The cost of operating the accounting (acct), administration (admin), and human resources (HR) departments is $269700, $153300, and $58500, respectively. Information on the hours used are as follows: Hours in Acct Hours in Admin Hours in HR Acct 16 8 Admin HR 20 4 48 8 Surgery ER 360 220 120 65 80 130
Current Attempt in Progress Flounder's Medical operates three support departments and two operating units, Surgery and ER. The support departments are allocated based on the hours used. The cost of operating the accounting (acct), administration (admin), and human resources (HR) departments is $269700, $153300, and $58500, respectively. Information on the hours used are as follows: Hours in Acct Hours in Admin Hours in HR Acct 16 8 Admin HR 20 4 48 8 Surgery ER 360 220 120 65 80 130
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Flounder's Medical operates three support departments and two operating units, Surgery and ER. The support departments are
allocated based on the hours used. The cost of operating the accounting (acct), administration (admin), and human resources (HR)
departments is $269700, $153300, and $58500, respectively. Information on the hours used are as follows:
Hours in Acct
Hours in Admin
Hours in HR
Acct
$28339.
$29876.
$0.
$29663.
16
8
Admin HR
20
4
48
8
Surgery
360
120
65
ER
220
80
130
What amount of costs would be allocated from the accounting department to the other support departments (admin and HR) using the
reciprocal method to allocate costs? (Do not round the intermediate calculations.)
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