Larks Corporation has two operating departments, Drilling and Grinding, and an office. The three categories of office expenses are allocated to the two departments using different allocation bases. The following information is available for the current period:
Office Expenses Salaries Depreciation Advertising
Total $23,000 $43,000
Allocation Basis Number of employees Cost of goods sold Net sales
Item Number of employees Net sales Cost of goods sold
Drilling Grinding Total 750 1,750 2,500 $332,000 $498,000 $830,000 $87,400 $142,600 $230,000
The amount of depreciation that should be allocated to Grinding for the current period is:
Multiple Choice
$23,000.
$26,660.
$8,740.
$14,260.
$43,000.