Swifty's Medical operates three support departments and two operating units, Surgery and ER. The support departments are allocated based on the hours used. The cost of operating the accounting (acct), administration (admin), and human resources (HR) departments is $269500, $157800, and $74100, respectively. Information on the hours used are as follows: Hours in Acct Hours in Admin Hours in HR Acct $7470. $7779. $0. $5870. 16 8 Admin 20 4 HR 48 8 Surgery 360 120 65 ER 220 80 130 What amount of costs would be allocated from the HR department to the other support departments (Acct and Admin) using the reciprocal method to allocate costs? (Do not round the intermediate calculations.)

Swifty's Medical operates three support departments and two operating units, Surgery and ER. The support departments are allocated based on the hours used. The cost of operating the accounting (acct), administration (admin), and human resources (HR) departments is $269500, $157800, and $74100, respectively. Information on the hours used are as follows: Hours in Acct Hours in Admin Hours in HR Acct $7470. $7779. $0. $5870. 16 8 Admin 20 4 HR 48 8 Surgery 360 120 65 ER 220 80 130 What amount of costs would be allocated from the HR department to the other support departments (Acct and Admin) using the reciprocal method to allocate costs? (Do not round the intermediate calculations.)

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

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