We are preparing a Departmental Income Statement.  We must allocate indirect expenses between Sales Dept. 1 and Sales Dept. 2. For this month, Insurance expenses = $50,000.  They are allocated on the basis of square footage. Sales Dept. 1 occupies 10,000 square feet; Sales Dept. 2 occupies 18,000 square feet.   How much insurance expense will be allocated to Sales Dept. 2? *Round to dollars.

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We are preparing a Departmental Income Statement.  We must allocate indirect expenses between Sales Dept. 1 and Sales Dept. 2.

For this month, Insurance expenses = $50,000. 

They are allocated on the basis of square footage.

Sales Dept. 1 occupies 10,000 square feet; Sales Dept. 2 occupies 18,000 square feet.  

How much insurance expense will be allocated to Sales Dept. 2?

*Round to dollars.

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