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Service Department Charges
The centralized employee Travel Department of Duden Company has expenses of $52,800. The department has serviced a total of 2,400 travel reservations for the period. The South Division has made 1,056 reservations during the period, and the West Division has made 1,344 reservations.
How much should each division be charged for travel services? Do not round interim calculations.
South Division | $ |
West Division | $ |
Answer)
Calculation of expense charged from South Division and West Division
Travel department expense per reservation = Total expense of travel department/ total number of travel reservations
= $ 52,800/ 2,400 travel reservations
= $ 22 per travel reservation
Allocation of expenses:
South division = Total travel reservations X expense per travel reservation
= 1,056 reservations X $ 22 per reservation
= $ 23,232
Therefore travel expense charged to south division is $ 23,232.
West division = Total travel reservations X expense per travel reservation
= 1,344 reservations X $ 22 per reservation
= $ 29,568
Therefore travel expense charged to west division is $ 29,568.