A department store apportions payroll costs to the various departments on the basis of the number of payroll checks issued by each department. Accounting costs are apportioned on the basis of the number of reports generated fo department. The payroll costs for the year were $150,000, and the accounting costs for the year totaled $70,000. The number of payroll checks issued and the number of reports generated for each department are as follows: Number of Payroll Checks Number of Reports Department A 396 60 Department B 1,278 90 Department C 126 150 a. Determine the amount of payroll cost to be apportioned to each department. Payroll Cost Department A Department B Department C b. Determine the amount of accounting cost to be apportioned to each department. Accounting Cost Department A Department B Department C

A department store apportions payroll costs to the various departments on the basis of the number of payroll checks issued by each department. Accounting costs are apportioned on the basis of the number of reports generated fo department. The payroll costs for the year were $150,000, and the accounting costs for the year totaled $70,000. The number of payroll checks issued and the number of reports generated for each department are as follows: Number of Payroll Checks Number of Reports Department A 396 60 Department B 1,278 90 Department C 126 150 a. Determine the amount of payroll cost to be apportioned to each department. Payroll Cost Department A Department B Department C b. Determine the amount of accounting cost to be apportioned to each department. Accounting Cost Department A Department B Department C

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Problem 1P: Bay Book and Software has two sales departments: Book and Software. After recording and posting all...

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