James Company has two production departments called Mixing and Finishing. The maintenance department serves both production departments. budgeted fixed costs for the maintenance department are $30,000. Budgeted variable costs for the maintenance department are $5.00 per labor hour. Acutual maintenance department costs are $36,000 fixed and $100,000 variable. Other relevant data follow:

Mixing , Finishing

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Capacity available 20,000 labor hours, 15,000 labors hours

Capacity used 15,000 labor hours, 9,000 Labros hours

The amount of avariable maintenance department costs allocated to the Mixing department shoud be ______________.?