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A-LevelAccountingDepartmental AccountsOct/Nov 2012Paper 1 Q121 Mark

A company operates three departments and apportions heat and light on the most appropriate basis. The table shows information for a year. department X department Y department Z total revenue $950 000 $710 000 $690 000 $2 350 000 floor area (square metres) 500 800 680 1980 number of employees 85 60 58 203 heat and light $90 000 Which cost for heat and light is apportioned to department X?

A22 727
B30 000
C36 383
D37 685

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2012 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Departmental Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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