How much of the account billing cost will be assigned to Department A?   How much of the account verification accounts cost will be assigned to Department B?

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Extreme Manufacturing Company provides the following ABC costing information:

 

        Activities Total Costs Activity-cost drivers

 

        Account inquiry $320,000 16,000 hours

 

        Account billing $200,000 4,000,000 lines

 

        Account verification accounts $173,250 70,000 accounts

 

        Correspondence letters $24,000 4,000 letters

 

               Total costs $717,250

 

The above activities are used by Departments A and B as follows:

 

                                                                    Department A Department B

 

        Account inquiry hours 2,700 hours 4,200 hours

 

        Account billing lines 950,000 lines 750,000 lines

 

        Account verification accounts 8,500 accounts 6,500 accounts

 

        Correspondence letters 1,400 letters 1,800 letters

 

How much of the account billing cost will be assigned to Department A?

 

How much of the account verification accounts cost will be assigned to Department B?

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