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Nathan Company has an Equipment Services Department that performs all needed maintenance work on the equipment in the company's Fabrication and Assembly Departments. Cost of the equipment Services Department are allocated to the Fabrication and Assembly Departments on the basis of direct labor-hours. Data for the year just completed follow:
Fabrication
Assembly
Total
Budgeted direct labor-hours
20,000
60,000
80,000
Actual direct labor-hours
30,000
70,000
100,000
Peak-period direct labor-hours
40,000
80,000
120,000
For the year just ended, the company budgeted its variable maintenance costs at $200,000 for the year. Actual variable maintenance costs for the year totaled $275,000.
How much (if any) of the $275,000 in variable maintenance cost should NOT be charged to the Fabrication and Assembly Departments?
a. $0.
b. $75,000.
c. $25,000.
d. $108,000.
The answer is C. Please show all steps.
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