Mervon Company has two operating departments: Mixing and Bottling. Mixing occupies 28,795 square feet. Bottling occupies 15,505 square feet. Indirect factory costs include maintenance costs of $208,000. If maintenance costs are allocated to operating departments based on square footage occupied, determine the amount of maintenance costs allocated to each operating department.

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Mervon Company has two operating departments: Mixing and Bottling. Mixing occupies 28,795 square feet. Bottling occupies 15,505 square feet. Indirect factory costs include maintenance costs of $208,000. If maintenance costs are allocated to operating departments based on square footage occupied, determine the amount of maintenance costs allocated to each operating department.
  

Mervon Company has two operating departments: MIxing and Bottling. Mixing occupies 28,795 square feet. Bottling
occupies 15,505 square feet. Indirect factory costs include maintenance costs of $208,000. If maintenance costs
are allocated to operating departments based on square footage occupled, determine the amount of maintenance
costs allocated to each operating department.
% of
Total
Maint. Exp. to
Allocate
Allocated
Department
Sq. Feet
Amount
Mixing
%
Bottling
Total
%
Transcribed Image Text:Mervon Company has two operating departments: MIxing and Bottling. Mixing occupies 28,795 square feet. Bottling occupies 15,505 square feet. Indirect factory costs include maintenance costs of $208,000. If maintenance costs are allocated to operating departments based on square footage occupled, determine the amount of maintenance costs allocated to each operating department. % of Total Maint. Exp. to Allocate Allocated Department Sq. Feet Amount Mixing % Bottling Total %
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