If the company uses the direct method of service department cost distribution, how much will the Machinery Department apply as factory overhead if it uses 13,500 direct labor hours? Jeang Corporation has two service departments and three producing departments. The following were gathered from theeir operations: Service Departments Maintenance                                 P500,000 Storeroom                                       540,000 Producing Departments       Machinery                                      1,200,000 Assembly                                        1,784,000 Packaging                                          872,000 A factory survey revealed the following: Departments                         Maintenance Service              Number of Requisitions            Direct Labor Hours Maintenance                                        -                                                 400 Storeroom                                        14%                                                  - Machinery                                        32%                                             3,500                                        20,000 Assembly                                          26%                                             6,000                                        36,000 Packaging                                         28%                                             4,100                                        18,000 The costs of the maintenance department are allocated on the basis of percent of services rendered while the costs of the Storeroom department are allocated on number of requisitions.

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If the company uses the direct method of service department cost distribution, how much will the Machinery Department apply as factory overhead if it uses 13,500 direct labor hours?

Jeang Corporation has two service departments and three producing departments. The following were gathered from theeir operations:

Service Departments

Maintenance                                 P500,000

Storeroom                                       540,000

Producing Departments      

Machinery                                      1,200,000

Assembly                                        1,784,000

Packaging                                          872,000

A factory survey revealed the following:

Departments                         Maintenance Service              Number of Requisitions            Direct Labor Hours

Maintenance                                        -                                                 400

Storeroom                                        14%                                                  -

Machinery                                        32%                                             3,500                                        20,000

Assembly                                          26%                                             6,000                                        36,000

Packaging                                         28%                                             4,100                                        18,000

The costs of the maintenance department are allocated on the basis of percent of services rendered while the costs of the Storeroom department are allocated on number of requisitions.

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