Canfield Technical School allocates administrative costs to its respective depar

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Canfield Technical School allocates administrative costs to its respective departments based on the number of students enrolled, while maintenance and utilities are allocated per square feet of the classrooms. Based on the information below, what is the total amount of maintenance cost to the Carpentry Department (rounded to the nearest dollar) if administrative costs for the school were $50,000, maintenance fees were $12,000, and utilities were $6,000? Department Students Classrooms Electrical 120 10,000 sq. ft. Welding 70 12,000 sq. ft. Accounting 50 8,000 sq. ft. Carpentry 40 6,000 sq. ft. Total 280 36,000 sq. ft. $1,714. $12,000. $1,850. $2,000. $1,111.

Explanation / Answer

Calculate maintenance cost of carpentry department :

Maintenance cost of carpentry department = 12000*6000/36000 = 2000

so answer is d) $2000

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