The Speedjet Aircraft Corporation has a central materials laboratory. The laboratory has only two​ users, the Large Plane Department and the Small Plane Department. The following data apply to the coming budget​ year:   Budgeted costs of operating the materials laboratory for​ 150,000 to​ 250,000 technician hours per​ year:                   Fixed costs per year ​$8,600,000                 Variable costs ​$75   per technician hour   Budgeted long−run usage in hours per​ year:                   Large Plane Department ​90,000   technician hours             Small Plane Department ​160,000   technician hours     Budgeted amounts are used to calculate the allocation rates.   Actual usage for the year by the Large Plane Department was​ 70,000 technician hours and by the Small Plane Department was​ 90,000 technician hours. If a dual−rate cost−allocation method is​ used, what amount of materials laboratory costs will be budgeted for the Large Plane​ Department?   A. ​$7,658,000   B. ​$9,012,500   C. ​$11,587,500   D. ​$9,846,000

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The Speedjet Aircraft Corporation has a central materials laboratory. The laboratory has only two​ users, the Large Plane Department and the Small Plane Department. The following data apply to the coming budget​ year:
 
Budgeted costs of operating the materials laboratory for​ 150,000 to​ 250,000 technician hours per​ year:
 
 
 
 
          Fixed costs per year
​$8,600,000
 
 
 
          Variable costs
​$75
 
per technician hour
 
Budgeted
long−run
usage in hours per​ year:
 
 
 
 
          Large Plane Department
​90,000
 
technician hours
 
          Small Plane Department
​160,000
 
technician hours
 
 
Budgeted amounts are used to calculate the allocation rates.
 
Actual usage for the year by the Large Plane Department was​ 70,000 technician hours and by the Small Plane Department was​ 90,000 technician hours. If a
dual−rate
cost−allocation
method is​ used, what amount of materials laboratory costs will be budgeted for the Large Plane​ Department?
 
A.
​$7,658,000
 
B.
​$9,012,500
 
C.
​$11,587,500
 
D.
​$9,846,000
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