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.)
|
Service Departments |
Operating Departments |
|||||
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 |
||
Total costs after allocation |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$336,613 |
$613,887 |
$950,500 |
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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 |
|
Maintenance (26000 + 54000 = 80000) |
=-36000-18400-7240 |
=61640*26000/80000 |
=61640*54000/80000 |