The Merchant Manufacturing Company has two service departments — purchasing and maintenance, and two production departments — fabrication and assembly. The distribution of each service department's efforts to the other departments is shown below:   FROM TO   Purchasing Maintenance Fabrication Assembly Purchasing   0 %   55 %   35 %   10 % Maintenance   45 %   0 %   40 %   15 %     The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) were as follows:           Purchasing $ 132,000   Maintenance   54,000   Fabrication   108,000   Assembly   84,000       The total cost accumulated in the fabrication 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  $249,940. $191,100. $274,159. $128,060. $88,364.

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The Merchant Manufacturing Company has two service departments — purchasing and maintenance, and two production departments — fabrication and assembly. The distribution of each service department's efforts to the other departments is shown below:

 

FROM TO
  Purchasing Maintenance Fabrication Assembly
Purchasing   0 %   55 %   35 %   10 %
Maintenance   45 %   0 %   40 %   15 %
 

 

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

 

       
Purchasing $ 132,000  
Maintenance   54,000  
Fabrication   108,000  
Assembly   84,000  
 

 

The total cost accumulated in the fabrication 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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  1. $249,940.

  2. $191,100.
  3. $274,159.
  4. $128,060.
  5. $88,364.
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