Calculating and Using Dual Charging Rates The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc.,...

Calculating and Using Dual Charging Rates

The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc., for the coming year include:

Fixed costs (salaries, tools): $78,050 per year

Variable costs (supplies): $1.3 per maintenance hour

The Assembly and Packaging departments expect to use maintenance hours relatively evenly throughout the year. The Fabricating Department typically uses more maintenance hours in the month of November. Estimated usage in hours for the year and for the peak month is as follows:

	Yearly hours	Monthly Peak Hours
Assembly Department	4,900		210
Fabricating Department	6,300		1,260
Packaging Department	11,100		630
Total maintenance hours	22,300		2,100

Actual usage for the year by:

Assembly Department	3,250
Fabricating Department	6,400
Packaging Department	10,300
Total maintenance hours	19,950

Required:

1. Calculate a variable rate for the Maintenance Department. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$ per maintenance hour

Calculate the allocated fixed cost for each using department based on its budgeted peak month usage in maintenance hours. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Department	Peak Number of Hours	Allocated Fixed Cost
Assembly		$
Fabricating
Packaging
Total		$

2. Use the two rates 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. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Assembly	$
Fabricating
Packaging
Total	$

3. What if the Assembly Department used 3,300 maintenance hours in the year? How much would have been charged out to the three departments? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Assembly	$
Fabricating
Packaging
Total	$

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Variable Rate =$1.30 per Maintenance Hour

1. Allocation of Fixed Cost

Department	Peak Hours	% of Total Peak Hours	Budgeted Fixed Cost	Allocated Fixed Cost
Assembly	210	(210/2,100*100)=10%	78,050	$7,805
Fabricating	1,260	(1,260/2,100*100)=60%	78,050	$46,830
Packaging	630	(630/2,100*100)=30%	78,050	$23,415
Total	2,100			$78,050

Department	Actual Hours	Variable rate	Variable Cost	Allocated Fixed Cost	Total
Assembly	3,250	1.30	$4,225	$7,805	$12,030
Fabricating	6,400	1.30	$8,320	$46,830	$55,150
Packaging	10,300	1.30	$13,390	$23,415	$36,805
Total	19,950		$25,935		$103,985

3. If Assembly Department uses 3,300 maintenance hours in the year

Department	Actual Hours	Variable rate	Variable Cost	Allocated Fixed Cost	Total
Assembly	3,300	1.30	$4,290	$7,805	$12,095
Fabricating	6,400	1.30	$8,320	$46,830	$55,150
Packaging	10,300	1.30	$13,390	$23,415	$36,805
Total	20,000		$26,000		$104,050

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