Bean Brewers, Inc., a manufacturer of coffee makers, had the following activities, allocated costs, and allocation bases:

$\backslash$table$[[$Activities$,$Allocated Costs,Allocation Base$],[$Account inquiry $($hours$),$$$62,000,2,200$ hours$],[$Account billing $($lines$),$$$43,000,15,000$ lines$],[$Account verification $($accounts$),$$$20,000,27,000$ accounts$],[$Correspondence $($letters$),$$$12,000,1,200$ letters$],[$The above activities are carried out at two of its regional offices.,,$],[$Activities$,$Northeast Office,Midwest Office$],[$Account inquiry $($hours$),160$ hours,$250$ hours$],[$Account billing $($lines$),12,000$ lines,$9,000$ lines$],[$Account verification $($accounts$),1,200$ accounts,$650$ accounts$],[$Correspondence $($letters$),30$ letters,$140$ letters$]]$

How much of the correspondence cost will be assigned to the Northeast Office? $($Round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent and your final answer to the nearest dollar.$)$

A$.$ $$6,500$

B$.$ $$12,000$

C$.$ $$300$

n $$1$ Ann