Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month March follow: Department Fabricating Finishing Repair Quality Control Direct Costs Repair $ 149,600 112, 200 48,300 90,300 0 0.8 Proportion of Services Used by Quality Control Fabricating 0.2 Required: Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following: a. The order of allocation starts with Repair. 0.6 0.1 Finishing 0.2 0.1 M
Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month March follow: Department Fabricating Finishing Repair Quality Control Direct Costs Repair $ 149,600 112, 200 48,300 90,300 0 0.8 Proportion of Services Used by Quality Control Fabricating 0.2 Required: Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following: a. The order of allocation starts with Repair. 0.6 0.1 Finishing 0.2 0.1 M
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Transcribed Image Text:Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and
Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month of
March follow:
Department
Fabricating
Finishing
Repair
Quality Control
Direct Costs Repair
$ 149,600
112, 200
48,300
90,300
Required A
0
0.8
Required B
Proportion of Services Used by
Quality
Control
Fabricating
Required:
Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:
0.2
0
a. The order of allocation starts with Repair.
b. The allocations are made in the reverse order (starting with Quality Control).
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
0.6
0.1
Cost Allocation To:
Finishing
0.2
0.1
Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:
The order of allocation starts with Repair.
Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.
M

Transcribed Image Text:Required:
Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:
a. The order of allocation starts with Repair.
b. The allocations are made in the reverse order (starting with Quality Control).
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required A Required B
Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:
The order of allocation starts with Repair.
Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.
From:
Service department costs
Repair
Quality control
Total costs allocated
Repair
Cost Allocation To:
Quality
Control
< Required A
Fabricating
Finishing
Required B >
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