Motorcade Company has three service departments (S1, S2, and S3) and two production departments (P1 and P2). The following data relate to Motorcade's allocation of service department costs: Round to two decimal places.       Budgeted Costs Nbr of Employees     S1 $3,120,000 75     S2 2,320,000 50     S3 1,000,000 25     P1   150     P2   225     Service department costs are allocated by the direct method. The number of employees is used as the allocation base for all service department costs       Calculate the total service department cost allocated to production department P1

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Motorcade Company has three service departments (S1, S2, and S3) and two production departments (P1 and P2). The following data relate to Motorcade's allocation of service department costs:

Round to two decimal places.

 
 
 

Budgeted Costs

Nbr of Employees

 

 

S1

$3,120,000

75

 

 

S2

2,320,000

50

 

 

S3

1,000,000

25

 

 

P1

 

150

 

 

P2

 

225

 

 

Service department costs are allocated by the direct method. The number of employees is used as the allocation base for all service department costs

 
 
 

Calculate the total service department cost allocated to production department P1

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