Marks Corporation has two operating departments, Drilling and Grinding, and an office. The three categories of office expenses are allocated to the two departments using different allocation bases. The following information is available for the current period:
Office Expenses Total Allocation Basis
Salaries $ 31,000 Number of employees
Depreciation 20,500 Cost of goods sold
Advertising 41,500 Net sales
Item Drilling Grinding Total
Number of employees 1080 1620 2700
Net sales 326,625 477,375 804,000
Cost of goods sold 76,500 127,500 204,000
The amount of the total office expenses that should be allocated to Grinding for the current period is (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
a) $56,054.
b) $46,204.
c) $93,000.
d) $36,954.
e) $600,000.
