In: Accounting
190.Strongsville College recently leased a photocopy machine for $2,000 per month plus $0.06 per copy. Strongsville estimated it would produce 30,000 copies per month. The Arts Department estimated its usage as 6,000 copies, but it used only 4,000 copies. If fixed and variable cost pools are allocated separately, then the amount of fixed costs allocated to the Arts Department should be:
Select one:
a. $200.
b. $400.
c. $240.
d. $360.
Answer: |
Percent of Estimated Capacity = Department Estimation / college estimation = 6,000 / 30,000 Copies = 20% |
Amount of fixed costs allocated to the
Arts Department = Budgeted Fixed cost x Percent of Estimated Capacity = $2,000 x 20% = $400 |
Amount of fixed costs allocated to the Arts Department = $400 |
Option (b) is correct - $400 |