The best way to allocate support department costs is

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based on square footage.

based on the number of personnel.

based on the support department and the most logical allocation base for that department.

averaging.

Which of the following terms describes departments within a company that provides the necessary services to produce a product but is not directly involved in the production of the product?

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Costing departments

Expense departments

Revenue departments

Support departments

Expo manufacturing has two production departments and two support departments. The number of employees for each department is as follows:

Human resource $5$

Accounting $10$

Machining $-$ Producing $520$

Assembly $-$ Producing $220$

Accounting department costs are allocated on the basis of the number of employees. If the budget for accounting costs is $$98,000,$ what amount would be allocated to Machining using the direct method?

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$$68,865$

$$67,947$

$$67,497$

$$0$