Bendas Company, a manufacturer of small appliances, had the following activities, allocated costs, and allocation bases:

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

Activities Account inquiry (hours) Account billing (lines) Account verification (accounts) Correspondence (letters) Allocated Costs $79,000 $36,000 $10,000 $13,000 Allocation Base 2,400 hours 19,000 lines 22,000 accounts 1,200 letters The above activities are carried out at two of its regional offices Activities Account inquiry (hours) Account billing (lines) Account verification (accounts) Correspondence (letters) Northeast Office 140 hours 16,000 lines 1,700 accounts 80 letters Midwest Office 300 hours 9,000 lines 650 accounts 130 letters O A. $63 B. $293 O c. $59 O D. $765