A Company has three production departments A, B, and C. It also has two service departments, Administration and Personnel. Administration costs are allocated based on value of assets employed, and Personnel costs are allocated based on number of employees. Assume that Administration provides more service to the other departments than does the Personnel Department.

Cost Data

Dept.	Direct Costs	Employees	Asset Value
Admin.	$900,000	25	$450,000
Personnel	350,000	10	600,000
A	700,000	15	300,000
B	200,000	5	150,000
C	250,000	10	800,000

Using the step method, what amount of Administration costs is allocated to B (round to the nearest dollar)?

Group of answer choices

$72,973

$291,892

$145,946

$389,189