Administrative costs allocated to operating departments


Question - Scudder Company has two operating departments: mixing and forming. Mixing has 240 employees and occupies 22,000 ft². Forming has 80 employees and occupies 18,000 ft². Indirect factory costs for the current month are: administrative, $860,000; and maintenance, $200,000. Administrative costs are allocated to operating departments based on the number of workers. Determine the administrative costs calculated to each operating department.

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