In: Accounting
Arbon Company has three service departments and two operating
departments. Selected data concerning the five departments are
presented below:
| Service Departments | Operating Departments | |||||||||||||||||
| Administrative | Janitorial | Equipment Maintenance  | 
Prep | Finishing | Total | |||||||||||||
| Costs | $ | 92,000 | $ | 67,800 | $ | 36,000 | $ | 256,100 | $ | 498,600 | $ | 950,500 | ||||||
| Number of employees | 80 | 60 | 240 | 600 | 300 | 1,280 | ||||||||||||
| Square metres of space occupied | 300 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 11,500 | ||||||||||||
| Machine-hours | 26,000 | 54,000 | 80,000 | |||||||||||||||
     The company allocates service
department costs by the step-down method in the following order:
Administrative (number of employees), Janitorial (space occupied),
and Equipment Maintenance (machine-hours).
Required:
Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs
to the operating departments. (Negative amounts should be
indicated by a minus sign.)
Arbon Company has three service departments and two operating
departments. Selected data concerning the five departments are
presented below:
| Service Departments | Operating Departments | |||||||||||||||||
| Administrative | Janitorial | Equipment Maintenance  | 
Prep | Finishing | Total | |||||||||||||
| Costs | $ | 92,000 | $ | 67,800 | $ | 36,000 | $ | 256,100 | $ | 498,600 | $ | 950,500 | ||||||
| Number of employees | 80 | 60 | 240 | 600 | 300 | 1,280 | ||||||||||||
| Square metres of space occupied | 300 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 11,500 | ||||||||||||
| Machine-hours | 26,000 | 54,000 | 80,000 | |||||||||||||||
     The company allocates service
department costs by the step-down method in the following order:
Administrative (number of employees), Janitorial (space occupied),
and Equipment Maintenance (machine-hours).
Required:
Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs
to the operating departments. (Negative amounts should be
indicated by a minus sign.)
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 Service Departments  | 
 Operating Departments  | 
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| 
 Administrative  | 
 Janitorial  | 
 Maintenance  | 
 Prep  | 
 Finishing  | 
 Total  | 
|
| 
 Departmental costs before allocations  | 
 $92,000  | 
 $67,800  | 
 $36,000  | 
 $256,100  | 
 $498,600  | 
 $950,500  | 
| 
 Allocations:  | 
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| 
 Administrative (60+ 240 + 600 + 300= 1200)  | 
 ($92,000)  | 
 $4,600  | 
 $18,400  | 
 $46,000  | 
 $23,000  | 
 $0  | 
| 
 Janitorial (1000 + 2000 + 7000 = 10000)  | 
 ($72,400)  | 
 $7,240  | 
 $14,480  | 
 $50,680  | 
 $0  | 
|
| 
 Maintenance (26000 + 54000 = 80000)  | 
 ($61,640)  | 
 $20,033  | 
 $41,607  | 
 $0  | 
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| 
 Total costs after allocation  | 
 $0  | 
 $0  | 
 $0  | 
 $336,613  | 
 $613,887  | 
 $950,500  | 
--Working
| 
 Service Departments  | 
 Operating Departments  | 
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| 
 Administrative  | 
 Janitorial  | 
 Maintenance  | 
 Prep  | 
 Finishing  | 
|
| 
 Departmental costs before allocations  | 
 92000  | 
 67800  | 
 36000  | 
 256100  | 
 498600  | 
| 
 Allocations:  | 
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| 
 Administrative (60+ 240 + 600 + 300= 1200)  | 
 -92000  | 
 =92000*60/1200  | 
 =92000*240/1200  | 
 =92000*600/1200  | 
 =92000*300/1200  | 
| 
 Janitorial (1000 + 2000 + 7000 = 10000)  | 
 =-67800-4600  | 
 =72400*1000/10000  | 
 =72400*2000/10000  | 
 =72400*7000/10000  | 
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| 
 Maintenance (26000 + 54000 = 80000)  | 
 =-36000-18400-7240  | 
 =61640*26000/80000  | 
 =61640*54000/80000  | 
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