Exercise $12-35($Algo$)$ Alternative Allocation Bases $($LO $12-5)$

Mackenzie Mining has two operating divisions, Northern and Southern, that share the common costs of the company's human

resources $($HR$)$ department. The annual costs of the HR department total $$18,000,000$ a year. You have the following selected

information about the two divisions:

Required:

a$.$ What is the HR cost that is charged to each division if the number of employees is used as the allocation basis?

b$.$ What is the HR cost that is charged to each division if the wage and salary expense total is used as the allocation basis?

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What is the HR cost that is charged to each division if the number of employees is used as the allocation basis?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in dollars, not in millions or thousands.