Cincinnati million inc operates two user divisions as


Cincinnati Million, Inc. operates two user divisions as separate cost objects. To determine the costs of each division, the company allocates common costs to the divisions. During the past month, the following common costs were incurred:

  Computer services (85% fixed)

$261,000

  Building occupancy

601,000

  Personnel costs

111,000

   

  Total common costs

$973,000

   

The following information is available concerning various activity measures and service usages by each of the divisions:

 

Divisionn A

Division B

  Area occupied(square feet)

20,100   

40,200   

  Payroll

$381,000   

$181,000   

  Computer time (hours)

210   

230   

  Computer storage (megabytes)

4,100   

-0-   

  Equipment value

$201,000

$251,000   

  Operating profit (pre-allocations)

$556,000   

$496,000   

If common computer service costs are allocated using computer time as the allocation basis, what is the computer cost allocated to Division B?

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