A company has three production departments and two service departments, and for a period the departmental distribution summary has the following totals : $ Production Departments : P1-$800 ; P2-$700 and P3-$500 Service Departments :51-$234 and S2–-$300 2,000 534 2,543 The expenses of the service departments are charged out on a percentage basis as follows: P1 P2 P3 s1 s2 Service Department S1 20% 40% 30% 10% Service Department S2 40% 20% 20% 20% Prepare a statement showing the apportionment of two service departments expenses to Production Departments by Simultaneous Equation Method.

A company has three production departments and two service departments, and for a period the departmental distribution summary has the following totals : $ Production Departments : P1-$800 ; P2-$700 and P3-$500 Service Departments :51-$234 and S2–-$300 2,000 534 2,543 The expenses of the service departments are charged out on a percentage basis as follows: P1 P2 P3 s1 s2 Service Department S1 20% 40% 30% 10% Service Department S2 40% 20% 20% 20% Prepare a statement showing the apportionment of two service departments expenses to Production Departments by Simultaneous Equation Method.

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

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Problem 30E: A company uses charging rates to allocate service department costs to the using departments. The...

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