Mesa Telcom has three divisions, commercial, retail, and consumer, that share the common costs of the company's computer server network. The annual common costs are $2,860,000. You have been provided with the following information for the upcoming year: Connections Time on Network (hours) Commercial 51,000 121,000 Retail 61,000 151,000 Consumer 108,000 378,000 What is the allocation rate for the upcoming year, assuming Mesa Telcom uses the single-rate method and allocates common costs based on the time on the network? Multiple Choice $4.40. $3.29. $23.64. $19.36.

Mesa Telcom has three divisions, commercial, retail, and consumer, that share the common costs of the company's computer server network. The annual common costs are $2,860,000. You have been provided with the following information for the upcoming year: Connections Time on Network (hours) Commercial 51,000 121,000 Retail 61,000 151,000 Consumer 108,000 378,000 What is the allocation rate for the upcoming year, assuming Mesa Telcom uses the single-rate method and allocates common costs based on the time on the network? Multiple Choice $4.40. $3.29. $23.64. $19.36.

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