Homelife Life Insurance Company has two service departments (actuarial and premium rating) and two production departments (advertising and sales). The distrıbution of each service department's efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is shown in the following table: To Premium Rating s0% From Actuarial Advertising Sales 10% Actuarial Premium 10% 25% 15 60 The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are: $ 94,000 29,000 74,e00 54, 800 Actuarial Premium rating Advertising Sales Required: 1. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method of allocation. 2. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the step method of allocation. 3. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the reciprocal method of allocation. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method of allocation. Total Cost Allocated Advertising department Sales department

Homelife Life Insurance Company has two service departments (actuarial and premium rating) and two production departments (advertising and sales). The distrıbution of each service department's efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is shown in the following table: To Premium Rating s0% From Actuarial Advertising Sales 10% Actuarial Premium 10% 25% 15 60 The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are: $ 94,000 29,000 74,e00 54, 800 Actuarial Premium rating Advertising Sales Required: 1. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method of allocation. 2. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the step method of allocation. 3. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the reciprocal method of allocation. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method of allocation. Total Cost Allocated Advertising department Sales department

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

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