COST ACCOUNTING
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Author: Horngren
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.36P
Support-department cost allocations; direct, step-down, and reciprocal methods. Ballantine Corporation has two operating departments: Eastern Department and Western Department. Each of the operating departments uses the services of the company’s two support departments: Engineering and Information Technology. Additionally, the Engineering and Information Technology departments use the services of each other. Data concerning the past year are as follows:
- 1. What are the total overhead costs of the operating departments (Eastern and Western) after the support-department costs of Engineering and Information Technology have been allocated using (a) the direct method, (b) the step-down method (allocate Engineering first), (c) the step-down method (allocate Information Technology first), and (d) the reciprocal method?
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- 2. Which method would you recommend that Ballantine Corporation use to allocate service-department costs? Why?
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