A department store apportions payroll costs to the various departments on the basis of the number of payroll checks issued by each department. Accounting costs are apportioned on the basis of the number of reports generated for each department. The payroll costs for the year were $150,000, and the accounting costs for the year totaled $70,000. The number of payroll checks issued and the number of reports generated for each department are as follows:

Number of

Payroll ChecksNumber

of ReportsDepartment A39660Department B1,27890Department C126150

a.Determine the amount of payroll cost to be apportioned to each department.

Payroll CostDepartment A$Department B$Department C$

b.Determine the amount of accounting cost to be apportioned to each department.

Accounting CostDepartment A$Department B$Department C$