A firm has two production departments: Department X and Department Y.

Both production departments are supported by two service departments: Department A (i.e. the power department) and Department B (i.e. the maintenance department). Departments A and B also consume service from one another.

The work done by Departments A and B is summarized in the table below (work by Department A is in kilowatt-hours; work by Department B is in labor hours).

	Work Consumed By
Work Provided By	A	B	X	Y
Department A (Power)	0	50	125	75
Department B (Maintenance)	250	0	50	200

The costs of Department A are $200,000 the costs for Department B are $80,000.

Using the Step-Down Allocation Method, how much is the allocation from Department B to Department Y?

(Assume Department B is stepped-down first before Department A's costs are allocated).

$32,000

$48,000

$64,000

$96,000