The RAH Manufacturing Company has two service departments: Maintenance and Accounting. The Maintenance Department's costs of $320,000 are allocated on the basis of machine hours. The Accounting Department's costs of $140,000 are allocated on the basis of the number of employees within a specific department. The direct departmental costs for A and B are $320,000 and $520,000, respectively. Maint Acctg A B Machine hours 520 40 2,700 400 Number of employees 22 22 28 24 What is the cost of the Accounting Department's cost allocated to Department A using the step method and assuming the Maintenance Department's costs are allocated first?