1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods.
1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods.
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Transcribed Image Text:National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting.
Indirect expenses for the period follow.
$ 45,000
25,000
10,000
$ 80,000
Rent
Advertising
Insurance
Total
The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company
divided the $80,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 per
square foot, and then allocated indirect expenses to each department based on the square feet it
occupied.
The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below.
Value of Insured
Department
Housevares
Square Feet
1,560
2,440
Sales
Assets
$ 340,000
160,000
$ 500,000
$ 56,000
44,000
$ 100,000
Sporting
Total
4,000
Required:
1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods.
Department
Square Feet
Rate
Total
Housewares
Sporting
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