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Required: If Woodstock Binding outsources the IT Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Maximum amount

Required: If Woodstock Binding outsources the IT Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Maximum amount

Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
15th Edition
ISBN:9781337912020
Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
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Woodstock Binding has two service departments, IT (Information Technology) and HR (Human Resources), and two operating departments, Publishing and Binding. Management has decided to allocate IT costs on the basis of IT Tickets (issued with each IT request) in each department and HR costs on the basis of employees in each department. The following data appear in the company records for the current period: \table[[,IT,HR,Publishing,Binding],[,0,1,550,2,480,2,170],[IT tickets,16,0,24,40],[\table[[Employees],[Department direct costs]],$154,000,$248,400,$432,000,$395,000

Woodstock Binding has two service departments, IT (Information Technology) and HR (Human Resources), and two operating departments, Publishing and Binding. Management has decided to allocate IT costs on the basis of IT Tickets (issued with each IT request) in each department and HR costs on the basis of employees in each department. The following data appear in the company records for the current period: IT tickets Employees Department direct costs. IT HR 1,550 Publishing 2,480 Binding 2,170 16 0 24 40 $ 154,000 $ 248,400 $ 432,000 $395,000 es Woodstock Binding estimates that the variable costs in the IT Department total $115,000, and in the HR Department variable costs total $145,000. Avoidable fixed costs in the IT Department are $18,500. Required: If Woodstock Binding outsources the IT Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Maximum amount
Transcribed Image Text:Woodstock Binding has two service departments, IT (Information Technology) and HR (Human Resources), and two operating departments, Publishing and Binding. Management has decided to allocate IT costs on the basis of IT Tickets (issued with each IT request) in each department and HR costs on the basis of employees in each department. The following data appear in the company records for the current period: IT tickets Employees Department direct costs. IT HR 1,550 Publishing 2,480 Binding 2,170 16 0 24 40 $ 154,000 $ 248,400 $ 432,000 $395,000 es Woodstock Binding estimates that the variable costs in the IT Department total $115,000, and in the HR Department variable costs total $145,000. Avoidable fixed costs in the IT Department are $18,500. Required: If Woodstock Binding outsources the IT Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Maximum amount
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