Licorice, Inc., has two producing departments, P1 and P2, and two support departments, A and B. Department A serves Departments P1 and P2 in the percentages 45 percent and 55 percent. Department B serves Departments A, P1, and P2 in the percentages 15 percent, 55 percent, and 30 percent. Direct department costs for P1, P2, A, and B are $90,000, $84,000, $15,000, and $10,000, respectively. Compute the total costs to be allocated from Department A.
a. $16,500
b. $15,000
c. $17,250
d. $18,000

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6