Trucker industries provides the following information about departmental consumption of allocation bases for its 3 support and 2 operating departments. For the step-down method, what proportion of the Maintenance Department's costs will be allocated to the Assembly Department if the allocation order is Personnel, Cafeteria and Maintenance?
A) 20%
B) 28.6%
C) 42.9%
D) 30%

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Trucker industries provides the following information about departmental consumption of allocation bases for its 3 support and 2 operating departments.  For the step-down method, what proportion of the Maintenance Department's costs will be allocated to the Assembly Department if the allocation order is Personnel, Cafeteria and Maintenance?
A) 20% 
B) 28.6% 
C) 42.9% 
D) 30%

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The Answer of Trucker industries provides the following information about departmental consumption of allocation bases for its 3 support and 2 operating departments.  For the step-down method, what proportion of the Maintenance Department's costs will be allocated to the Assembly Department if the allocation order is Personnel, Cafeteria and Maintenance?
A) 20% 
B) 28.6% 
C) 42.9% 
D) 30%

Trucker Industries Provides the Following Information About Departmental Consumption of Allocation