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Department costing, service company. DLN is an architectural firm that designs and builds buildings. It prices each job on a cost plus 20% basis.
- 1. Compute the overhead allocated to each project in 2017 using the simple costing system that allocates overhead costs to jobs based on the number of jobs
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- 2. Compute the overhead allocated to each project in 2017 using department overhead cost rates.
- 3. Do you think Chandler had a valid reason for dissatisfaction with the cost and price of its building? How does the allocation based on department rates change costs for each project?
- 4. What value, if any, would DLN get by allocating costs of each department based on the activities done in that department?
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