Marks Corporation has two operating departments, Drilling and Grinding, and an office. The three categories of office expenses are allocated to the two departments using different allocation bases. The following Information is available for the current period: Office Expenses Salaries Depreciation Advertising Item Number of employees Net sales Cost of goods sold $45,000 Total Allocation Basis Number of employees 27,500 Cost of goods sold 62,500 Net sales Drilling Grinding Total 2,200 $349,375 3,300 $510,625 5,500 $860,000 $ 97,500 $162,500 $260,000 The amount of the total office expenses that should be allocated to Grinding for the current period is (Do not round your Intermediate calculations.) Multiple Choice $53,797. $63,047. $81,297. $135,000. $600,000.