MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (LL)
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (LL)
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ISBN: 9781266448645
Author: Garrison
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 11, Problem 10Q
To determine

The operating department is responsible for the production process, whereas the service department is responsible for providing services to the operating department. The cost of the service department is segregated into fixed and variable that have been charged separately to the operating department using different allocation bases.

To explain:

The reason to consider the sales dollars as a poor allocation base for allocating fixed service department costs to the operating department.

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