Lucia Company has two service departments: Office and Purchasing. Total expenses for the Office is $38,900 and for Purchasing is $38,900. Expenses for the Office are allocated to operating departments based on sales. Expenses for Purchasing are allocated to operating departments based on purchase orders. Department Books Magazines Newspapers Total Sales $ 180,000 108,000 72,000 Purchase Orders 984 600 816 $ 360,000 2,400 Allocate the expenses from (a) the Office and (b) Purchasing to each of the company's three operating departments using the given information. Office Allocation Base Department Percent of Allocation Base Numerator Denominator % of Total Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Books 0 Magazines 0 Newspapers 0 Totals 0 Purchasing Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Department Numerator Denominator % of Total Books 0 Magazines 0 Newspapers 0 Totals 0
Lucia Company has two service departments: Office and Purchasing. Total expenses for the Office is $38,900 and for Purchasing is $38,900. Expenses for the Office are allocated to operating departments based on sales. Expenses for Purchasing are allocated to operating departments based on purchase orders. Department Books Magazines Newspapers Total Sales $ 180,000 108,000 72,000 Purchase Orders 984 600 816 $ 360,000 2,400 Allocate the expenses from (a) the Office and (b) Purchasing to each of the company's three operating departments using the given information. Office Allocation Base Department Percent of Allocation Base Numerator Denominator % of Total Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Books 0 Magazines 0 Newspapers 0 Totals 0 Purchasing Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Department Numerator Denominator % of Total Books 0 Magazines 0 Newspapers 0 Totals 0
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Transcribed Image Text:Lucia Company has two service departments: Office and Purchasing. Total expenses for the Office is $38,900 and for Purchasing is
$38,900. Expenses for the Office are allocated to operating departments based on sales. Expenses for Purchasing are allocated to
operating departments based on purchase orders.
Department
Books
Magazines
Newspapers
Total
Sales
$ 180,000
108,000
72,000
Purchase
Orders
984
600
816
$ 360,000
2,400
Allocate the expenses from (a) the Office and (b) Purchasing to each of the company's three operating departments using the given
information.

Transcribed Image Text:Office
Allocation Base
Department
Percent of Allocation Base
Numerator Denominator % of Total
Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost
Books
0
Magazines
0
Newspapers
0
Totals
0
Purchasing
Allocation Base
Percent of Allocation Base
Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost
Department
Numerator Denominator % of Total
Books
0
Magazines
0
Newspapers
0
Totals
0
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