Hannibal Steel Company has a Transport Services Department that provides trucks to haul ore from the company's mine to its two steel millsthe Northern Plant and the Southern Plant. Budgeted costs for the Transport Services Department total $299,300 per year, consisting of $0.22 per ton variable cost and $249,300 fixed cost. The level of fixed cost is determined by peak-period requirements. During the peak period, the Northern Plant requires 54% of the Transport Services Department's capacity and the Southern Plant requires 46%. During the year, the Transport Services Department actually hauled the following amounts of ore for the two plants: Northern Plant, 117,000 tons; Southern Plant, 53,700 tons. The Transport Services Department incurred $358,000 in cost during the year, of which $53,800 was variable cost and $304,200 was fixed cost. Required: 1. Determine how much of the $53,800 in variable cost should be charged to each plant. Variable cost charged to Northern Plant Variable cost charged to Southern Plant 2. Determine how much of the $304,200 in fixed cost should be charged to each plant. Fixed cost charged to Northern Plant Fixed cost charged to Southern Plant - 3. Should any of the $358,000 in the Transport Services Department cost not be charged to the plants? Unallocated cost