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A department store apportions payroll costs to the various departments on the basis of the number of payroll checks issued by each department. Accounting costs are apportioned on the basis of the number of reports generated for each department. The payroll costs for the year were $150,000, and the accounting costs for the year totaled $70,000. The number of payroll checks issued and the number of reports generated for each department are as follows:

                                Number of Payroll Checks        Number of Reports

Department A                396                                 60

Department B               1,278                                  90

Department C                   126                                150

Question a. Determine the amount of payroll cost to be apportioned to each department.

Question b. Determine the amount of accounting cost to be apportioned to each department.