Answer:
31.6%
Step-by-step explanation:
it is given that
Area of Department X = 8,000 square feet
Area of Department Y = 5,000 square feet
Area of Department Z = 6,000 square feet
now the total area = [tex]8000+5000+6000[/tex]
=[tex]19,000[/tex] square feet
Percentage of area covered by Department Z = [tex]\frac{area of Department Z}{total area }100[/tex]%
=[tex]\frac{6000}{19000} 100[/tex] %
=[tex]31.6[/tex] %
percentage of overhead expenses applied to Department Z = percentage of area covered by Department Z
hence we have,
percentage of overhead expenses applied to Department Z = 31.6%