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Service department allocations and cost drivers

Middler Corporation, a manufacturer of electronics and communications systems, allocates Computing and Communications Services (CCS) service department costs to profit centers. The following table lists service categories and cost drivers used by the CCS department. The table also includes cost and cost drivers for each service for October.

			Budgeted Cost
CCS Service Category	Cost Driver	Budgeted Cost	Driver Quantity
Help desk	Number of calls	$156,000		2,600
Network center	Number of devices monitored	742,500		9,900
Electronic mail	Number of user accounts	70,700		10,100
Handheld technology support	Number of handheld devices issued	109,200		9,100

One of the profit centers for Middler Corporation is the Communication Systems (COMM) sector. Assume the following information for the COMM sector:

The sector has 5,900 employees, of whom 35% are office employees.

Almost all office employees (99%) have a computer on the network.

Ninety percent of the employees with a computer also have an e-mail account.

The average number of help desk calls for October was 1.3 calls per individual with a computer.

There are 550 additional printers, servers, and peripherals on the network beyond the personal computers.

All the nonoffice employees have been issued a handheld device.

This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below.

Determine the allocations to the COMM sector for the four CCS service categories for October. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

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