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Use the Direct Method to allocate Service Department Costs to the Operating Departments based on number (percentage) of employees.
Attacking Dept = 110 employees
Shark Dept = 135 employees
Service Dept. Maintenance |
Service Dept. Cafeteria |
Service Dept. Custodial |
Operating Dept. Painting |
Operating Dept. Welding |
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Dept costs before allocation |
$200,000 |
110,000 |
275,000 |
500,000 |
850,000 |
Maintenance |
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Cafeteria |
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Custodial |
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Total after allocation |
Calculation of bases of allocation | |||||
Painting dept | Operating dept | Total | |||
110 | 135 | 245 | |||
% no. of employees | 45% | 55% | 100% | ||
Allocation of costs | |||||
Service dept | Operating dept | ||||
Maintenance | Cafeteria | Custodial | Painting | Welding | |
$ 200,000 | $ 110,000 | $ 275,000 | $ 500,000 | $ 850,000 | |
Allocation of costs | |||||
Maintenance | $ (200,000) | $ 89,796 | $ 110,204 | ||
Cafeteria | $(110,000) | $ 49,388 | $ 60,612 | ||
Custodial | $ (275,000) | $ 123,469 | $ 151,531 | ||
Total after allocation | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 762,653 | $1,172,347 |
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