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a. Wire-service hours
c. Allocation by wire service hours increases the allocation of costs to the TV station.
Use of hours of news broadcast as a basis increases the allocation of costs to the
radio station. The choice of allocation methods will impact the profitability of each
station (TV and radio). If managers are paid a bonus based on profits of their
respective stations, the choice of method will certainly affect these bonuses.