Arbon Company has three service departments and two operating departments. Selected data concerning the five departments are presented below: Costs Number of employees Square metres of space occupied Machine-hours Service Departments Operating Departments Administrative $84,000 80 300 Janitorial $67,800 60 1, 200 Equipment Maintenance $36,000 240 Prep Finishing $256, 100 $498, 600 600 300 1,000 2,000 7,000 Total $942, 500 1,280 11, 500 10,000 30,000 40,000 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: Assuming that the company uses the direct method rather than the step-down method to allocate service department costs, how much overhead cost would be assigned to each operating department? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Departmental costs before allocations Allocations: Administrative Janitorial Equipment maintenance Total costs after allocation. Service Departments Administrative Janitorial Equipment Maintenance Operating Departments Prep Finishing Total
Arbon Company has three service departments and two operating departments. Selected data concerning the five departments are presented below: Costs Number of employees Square metres of space occupied Machine-hours Service Departments Operating Departments Administrative $84,000 80 300 Janitorial $67,800 60 1, 200 Equipment Maintenance $36,000 240 Prep Finishing $256, 100 $498, 600 600 300 1,000 2,000 7,000 Total $942, 500 1,280 11, 500 10,000 30,000 40,000 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: Assuming that the company uses the direct method rather than the step-down method to allocate service department costs, how much overhead cost would be assigned to each operating department? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Departmental costs before allocations Allocations: Administrative Janitorial Equipment maintenance Total costs after allocation. Service Departments Administrative Janitorial Equipment Maintenance Operating Departments Prep Finishing Total
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