Banc Corporation Trust is considering either a bank-wide overhead rate or department overhead rates to allocate $396,000 of indirect costs. The bank-wide rate could be based on either direct labor-hours (DLH) or the number of loans processed. The departmental rates would be based on direct labor-hours for Consumer Loans and a dual rate based on direct labor-hours and the number of loans processed for Commercial Loans. The following information was gathered for the upcoming period: Department DLH Loans Processed Direct Costs Consumer 14,000 700 $ 280,000 Commercial 8,000 300 $ 180,000 If Banc Corporation Trust uses a bank-wide rate based on the number of loans processed, what would be the total costs for the Consumer Department?   Multiple Choice   $280,000   $256,800   $576,000   $557,200

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Banc Corporation Trust is considering either a bank-wide overhead rate or department overhead rates to allocate $396,000 of indirect costs. The bank-wide rate could be based on either direct labor-hours (DLH) or the number of loans processed. The departmental rates would be based on direct labor-hours for Consumer Loans and a dual rate based on direct labor-hours and the number of loans processed for Commercial Loans. The following information was gathered for the upcoming period:

Department DLH Loans Processed Direct Costs
Consumer 14,000 700 $ 280,000
Commercial 8,000 300 $ 180,000

If Banc Corporation Trust uses a bank-wide rate based on the number of loans processed, what would be the total costs for the Consumer Department?

 

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    $280,000

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    $256,800

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    $576,000

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    $557,200

 
 
 
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