Question

Biosfeer. Inc. pays its managers a total of $500.000 a year. This expense is charged to the four sections of the company on the basis of the number of workers in each section. The numbe of workers is: Fabrication, 120; Testing, 20; Painting, 46; and assembly, 64. What amount is charged to each section?

Answer 1

The amount that is charged to each section of Biosfeer, Inc. is calculated using the total expense of $500,000 divided by the total number of workers, which is 250. This equals $2,000 per worker. Thus, the Fabrication section will be charged $240,000 (120 workers x $2,000), the Testing section will be charged $40,000 (20 workers x $2,000), the Painting section will be charged $92,000 (46 workers x $2,000), and the Assembly section will be charged $128,000 (64 workers x $2,000

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