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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Transcribed Image Text: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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