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 $ 40,000 number of employees depreciation 26,000 cost of goods sold advertising 60,000 net sales item drilling grinding total number of employees 1,800 2,700 4,500 net sales $ 352,000 $ 528,000 $ 880,000 cost of goods sold $ 110,200 $ 179,800 $ 290,000 the amount of the advertising cost that should be allocated to grinding for the current period is:



Answer :

The amount of the advertising cost that should be allocated to grinding for the current period is: $36,000.

How to find the allocated advertising cost ?

Using this formula to find the advertising cost

Allocated advertising cost = Advertising × Grinding  net sales ÷ Total net sales

Where:

Advertising = $60,000

Drilling net sales = $528,000

Total net sales $880,000

Let plug in the formula

Allocated advertising cost  =$60,000×$528,000/$880,000

Allocated advertising cost = $36,000

Therefore the Allocated advertising cost is the amount of $36,000.

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