Reference no: EM132607826

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 for each 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                       Department A 60

Department B 1278                     Department B 90

Department C 126                         Department C 150

Question 1: Determine the amount of payroll cost to be apportioned to each department.

Question 2: Determine the amount of accounting cost to be apportioned to each department.