A custodial support department budgets its costs at $40,000 per month plus $12 per hour. For November, the custodial support department provided the following estimated and actual hours to three operating departments:

REQUIRED
A. What is the support department's allocation rate if estimated activity is the allocation base?
B. What is the support department's allocation rate if actual activity is the allocation base?
C. List one advantage and one disadvantage of each type of allocation rate.

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Department A Department B Department C Total Estimated Hours Spent Cleaning 1,600 1,400 2,000 5,000 Actual Hours Spent Cleaning 1,500 1,600 1,800 4,900