15 HelpQQWTWV844 Corporation uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The companyhas three service departments and two operating departments. Data concerning those departments follow:Service DepartmentsJanitorialOperating DepartmentsBinding$355,00029530,00030,000Adminņ.$162,50060MaintenanceCosts# of employeesSg. feet occ.Hours of press time$72,7503310,000Printing$430,00019090,00060,000$39,0001324,00015,000QQWTWV844's Admin. Department's costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees; Janitorial Department's costs areallocated on the basis of square feet occupied; Maintenance Department's costs are allocated on the basis of press time hoursused. (ID#86342)Q: What is QQWTWV844's total Binding Department's cost (including its beginning cost) after all allocations?A: $< Prev15 of 25Next >rawMacBook ProDIIDD12F10F7FBF5F1&@2#2$78234.TYUQWEFGJSくCVリエ

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Hel QQWTWV844 Corporation uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has three service departments and two operating departments. Data concerning those departments follow: Service Departments Janitorial $72,750 33 Operating Departments Binding $355,000 295 30,000 30,000 Costs # of employees Sq. feet occ. Hours of press time Admin. $162,500 60 Maintenance $39,000 132 15,000 Printing $430,000 190 4,000 10,000 90,000 60,000 QQWTWV844's Admin. Department's costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees; Janitorial Department's costs are allocated on the basis of square feet occupied; Maintenance Department's costs are allocated on the basis of press time hours used. (ID#86342) Q: What is QQWTWV844's total Binding Department's cost (including its beginning cost) after all allocations? A: $

Hel QQWTWV844 Corporation uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has three service departments and two operating departments. Data concerning those departments follow: Service Departments Janitorial $72,750 33 Operating Departments Binding $355,000 295 30,000 30,000 Costs # of employees Sq. feet occ. Hours of press time Admin. $162,500 60 Maintenance $39,000 132 15,000 Printing $430,000 190 4,000 10,000 90,000 60,000 QQWTWV844's Admin. Department's costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees; Janitorial Department's costs are allocated on the basis of square feet occupied; Maintenance Department's costs are allocated on the basis of press time hours used. (ID#86342) Q: What is QQWTWV844's total Binding Department's cost (including its beginning cost) after all allocations? A: $

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305970663

Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

Section: Chapter Questions

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

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Guna publishing company has three service departments & two operating departments. Selected data from a recent period on five departments as follows: Cost type Service Departments Operating departments Total A B C 1 2 Overhead costs $140,000 $105,000 $48,000 $275,000 $430,000 $998,000 Number of employees 60 35 140 315 210 760 Space occupied 15,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 100,000 185,000 Hours of press time - - - 30,000 60,000 90,000 The company allocated service department costs by the step method in the following order. A (number of employees). B (Space occupied), & C (hours of press time). The company makes no distinction between variable & fixed service department costs. Required: 1) Assuming that the company used the direct method, how much overhead cost would be allocated to each operating departments? 2) Using the step method, allocate the service department costs to the…
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