Saturday, April 11, 2015

Reach Consulting Corporation has its headquarters in Chicago and operates from three branch offices in Portland, Dallas, and Miami. Two of the company's activity cost pools are General Service and Research Service. These costs are allocated to the three branch offices using an activity-based costing system. Information for next year follows:

Activity Cost PoolActivity MeasureEstimated Cost
  General service  % of time devoted to branch$731,000         
  Research service  Computer time$196,070         

Estimated branch data for next year is as follows:

 % of timeComputer time
  Portland20%    296,000 minutes     
  Dallas55%    205,000 minutes     
  Miami25%    59,200 minutes     

How much of the headquarters cost allocation should Dallas expect to receive next year? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
$473,800
$249,800

$505,300

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