contributes the largest dollar amount to total overhead? Which department contributes the highest percent (as a percent of sales) to total overhead? Dept. A Dept. B Dept. C Sales $ 53,000 $ 180,000 $ 84,000 Costs of goods sold 34,185 103,700 49,560 Gross profit 18,815 76,300 34,440 Total direct expenses 3,660 37,060
contributes the largest dollar amount to total overhead? Which department contributes the highest percent (as a percent of sales) to total overhead? Dept. A Dept. B Dept. C Sales $ 53,000 $ 180,000 $ 84,000 Costs of goods sold 34,185 103,700 49,560 Gross profit 18,815 76,300 34,440 Total direct expenses 3,660 37,060
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Use the information in the following table to compute each department’s contribution to
Dept. A | Dept. B | Dept. C | |||||||
Sales | $ | 53,000 | $ | 180,000 | $ | 84,000 | |||
Costs of goods sold | 34,185 | 103,700 | 49,560 | ||||||
Gross profit | 18,815 | 76,300 | 34,440 | ||||||
Total direct expenses | 3,660 | 37,060 | 7,386 | ||||||

Transcribed Image Text:QS 22-8 Departmental contribution to overhead LO P3
Use the information in the following table to compute each department's contribution to overhead (both in dollars and as a percent).
Which department contributes the largest dollar amount to total overhead? Which department contributes the highest percent (as a
percent of sales) to total overhead?
Sales
Costs of goods sold
Gross profit
Total direct expenses
Dept. A Dept. B Dept. C
$53,000 $180,000 $84,000
103,700 49,560
76,300
37,060
34,185
18,815
3,660
34,440
7,386
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