Lumination Corporation operates one central plant that has two divisions, the Flashlight Division and the Night Light Division. The following data apply to the coming budget year:
Budgeted costs of operating the plant for 2000 to 3000 hours:
Fixed operating costs per year $480,000
Variable operating costs $800 per hour
Budgeted long-run usage per year:
Flashlight Division 1500 hours
Night Light Division 600 hours
Practical capacity 3000 hours
Assume that practical capacity is used to calculate the allocation rates.
Actual usage for the year by the Flashlight Division was 1500 hours and by the Night Light Division was 800 hours. If a single-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of cost will be allocated to the Flashlight Division? Assume actual usage is used to allocate operating costs.
a. $1,850,000
b. $1,200,000
c. $2,050,000
d. $1,537,500