The Josephine Company has 4 departments in its factory consisting of two service departments; S1 and S2, and two production departments; P1 and P2. Each of the production departments produce a single product. The current costs of each department are:

S1 $34,000

S2 $42,000

P1 $30,000

P2 $20,000

The distribution and consumption of departments' services is given in the following table:

Service provided to:

S1 S2 P1 P2

Services provided by:

S1 - 20% 40% 40%

S2 20% - 30% 50%

What is the total cost incurred by Department P1 after the allocation of the service department costs on the basis of the step-down method?

Select one:

a. $62,200

b. $63,800

c. $79,441

d. $63,250

e. None of the above