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Problem 12-16A (Algo) Cost allocation in a service industry LO 12-1, 12-2, 12-3 Campbell Airlines is a small airline that occasionally carries overload shipments for the overnight delivery company Never-Fail, Inc. Never-Fail is a multimillion-dollar company started by Wes Never immediately after he failed to finish his first accounting course. The company's motto is "We Never-Fail to Deliver Your Package on Time." When Never-Fail has more freight than it can deliver, it pays Campbell to carry the excess. Campbell contracts with independent pilots to fly its planes on a per-trip basis. Campbell recently purchased an airplane that cost the company $6,696,000. The plane has an estimated useful life of 24,800,000 miles and a zero salvage value. During the first week in January, Campbell flew two trips. The first trip was a round trip flight from Chicago to San Francisco, for which Campbell paid $450 for the pilot and $400 for fuel. The second flight was a round trip from Chicago to New York. For this trip, it paid $400 for the pilot and $200 for fuel. The round trip between Chicago and San Francisco is approximately 4,900 miles and the round trip between Chicago and New York is 1,300 miles. Required a. Select if the costs mentioned below are difect or indirect. b. Determine the total cost of each trip. Select if the costs mentioned below are direct or indirect. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Determine the total cost of each trip. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) In addition to the depreciation, identif at least 3 other indirect costs that should be allocated to determine the total cost of each trip and what cost drivers might be appropriate to determine allocations

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