Question: Tenet engineering Inc. operates two user divisions as separate cost objects. To determine t5he costs of each division, the company allocates common costs to t6eh

Tenet engineering Inc. operates two user divisions as separate cost objects. To determine t5he costs of each division, the company allocates common costs to t6eh divisions . during the past month, the following common costs were incurred:



Computer services(85% fixed)

$345,000

Building occupancy

686,000

Personal costs

153,000

Total common costs

$1184,000


The following information is available concerning various activity measures and service usages by each of the divisions:



Area occupied (Square feet)

Division A

Division B

Payment

24,000

48,000

Computer time (hours)

$422,000

$222,000

Computer storage(megabytes)

260

280

Equipment value

8,700

0

Operating profit (pre-allocating)

263,000

313,000


682,500

622,500





A. $100,258

B. $102,078

C. $83758

D. $153,000

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