The answers are percentages of the whole.  Professors is used for one and number of students for advising.  What is the total cost for the company and then what is it on a per “unit” bases.  Then multiple the number in each department by the per unit cost.  This separates it into how much to charge each department.         Instructional Accounting  Instructional Business  Revenues   $        500,000  $     1,000,000 Operating Expenses   $        250,000  $        550,000 Income before Service Charges             Investment

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The answers are percentages of the whole.  Professors is used for one and number of students for advising.  What is the total cost for the company and then what is it on a per “unit” bases.  Then multiple the number in each department by the per unit cost.  This separates it into how much to charge each department.

     
  Instructional Accounting  Instructional Business 
Revenues   $        500,000  $     1,000,000
Operating Expenses   $        250,000  $        550,000
Income before Service Charges     
     
 Investment   $        300,000  $        500,000
     
ROI before service charges    
     
Number of professors 5 10
Number of students in program 200 500
     
     
   Payroll   Advising
   (Driver is # of professors)   (Driver is # of students) 
Service department expenses  $        100,000  $        200,000
     
Service department charge rate    
     
   Instructional Accounting  Instructional Business
Revenues  $        500,000  $     1,000,000
Operating expenses  $        250,000  $        550,000
Income before service charges  $        250,000  $        450,000
Service charges:    
   Payroll     
   Advising     
Income from operations    
     
ROI after service charges    
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