EBK CORNERSTONES OF COST MANAGEMENT
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Author: MOWEN
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Chapter 7, Problem 1CE
The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc., for the coming year include:
Fixed costs (salaries, tools): $64,900 per year
Variable costs (supplies): $1.35 per maintenance hour
Estimated usage by:
Actual usage by:
Required:
- 1. Calculate a single charging rate for the Maintenance Department.
- 2. Use this rate to assign the costs of the Maintenance Department to the user departments based on actual usage. Calculate the total amount charged for maintenance for the year.
- 3. What if the Assembly Department used 4,000 maintenance hours in the year? How much would have been charged out to the three departments?
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