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Question - Tyler Corporation has two service departments, IT Department and HR Department, and two producing departments, A and B. The IT Department costs of $70,000 are allocated on the basis of standard service hours used. The HR Department costs of $14,000 are allocated on the basis of number of employees. The direct costs of Departments A and B are $11,000 and $42,000, respectively. Data on standard service-hours and number of employees are as follows:

IT Dept. Standard service hours used 100 Number of employees 6

HR Dept. Standard service hours used 200 Number of employees 12

Dept. A Standard service hours used 750 Number of employees 30

Dept. B Standard service hours used 250 Number of employees 30

Using the direct method, calculate the cost of the HR Department allocated to Department A.