The following is a system of simultaneous linear equations to allocate costs using the reciprocal method. Matrix algebra is not required.The following costs were incurred in three operating departments and three service departments in Westmoreland Company.Department Direct Costs LabelSubassemblies $ 559,000 P1Final assembly 784,000 P2Marketing 294,000 P3Building occupancy 94,000 S1Research and development 129,000 S2Supervision 54,000 S3Use of services by other departments is as follows.  User DepartmentsService Cost Center Sub-assemblies Final Assembly Marketing Building Occupancy R&D SupervisionBuilding occupancy 0.30 0.25 0.20 --- 0.10 0.15R&D 0.50 0.50 --- --- --- ---Supervision 0.30 0.20 0.30 0.10 0.10 ---The equation for department P1 (subassemblies) is:Multiple ChoiceP1 = $559,000 + 0.30S1 + 0.50S2 + 0.30S3.P1 = 0.30S1 + 0.50S.P1 = $559,000 + 0.25P2 + 0.20P3 + 0.10S2 + 0.15S3.P1 = 0.30S1 + 0.50S2 + 0.30S3.

The following is a partially completed lower section of a departmental expense allocation spreadsheet for Brickland. It reports the total amounts of direct and indirect expenses for the four departments. Purchasing department expenses are allocated to the operating departments on the basis of purchase orders. Maintenance department expenses are allocated based on square footage. Compute the amount of Maintenance department expense to be allocated to Assembly. Department Direct Expenses Number Purchase Orders Square FeetPurchasing $ 32,000    Maintenance 18,000    Fabrication 96,000 16 3,300Assembly 62,000 4 2,700Multiple Choice$9,000.$9,900.$6,400.$25,600.$8,100.

During the steps followed while allocating costs according to the job costing method, what would the primary apportionment step of the process usually entail?Group of answer choicesA. The apportionment of overhead costs to the various production and service departmentsB. The reapportionment of overhead costs incurred by service departments to various production departments that have made use of their servicesC. Totaling the overhead costs for each production department and apportioning it accordinglyD. Calculating the overhead absorption rates for each production department involved and apportioning it accordingly

Veneer Company has two service departments and two producing departments. The number of employees in each department is:Personnel 10Cafeteria 25Producing Department A 456Producing Department B 249  740The department costs of the Personnel Department are allocated on a basis of the number of employees. If these costs are budgeted at $76,960 during a given period, the amount of cost allocated to Department B under the direct method would be:Note: Do not round intermediate calculations.Multiple Choice$25,896.00.$47,424.00.$0.$27,181.62.

A company works on three jobs and incurs the following: Direct materials - $50,000 and Direct labor - $100,000. The company uses a predetermined overhead rate of 60% of direct labor costs. How much overhead will be allocated to the three jobs?Multiple choice question.$60,000$50,000$15,000$75,000

The total cost per unit of MOH allocated to each product will be _________________when using traditional costing or ABC.Select answer from the options belowthe same or differentthe sameundetermineddifferent