Management of Seattle Community Hospital has decided to allocate its three support departments (administration, public relations, and maintenance) to its three operating departments (surgery, in-patient, and out-patient). Budgeted information for the year follows: Direct costs     administration $5,400,000   public relations 1,100,000   maintenace and janitorial 1,700,000   Surgery 9,000,000   In-patient 12,000,000   outpatient services 8,000,000   allocation Bases     Administration Dollars of assets employed   public relations Number of employees   maintnance and Janitorial Hours of equipment operation     Expected Utilizations   Assets Employed Number of Employees Hours of Equipment Operation Administration $1,500,000 20 2,000 Public Relations 900,000 10 1,000 Maintenance and Janitorial 1,600,000 75 3,000 Surgery 4,000,000 20 25,000 In-patient care 2,500,000 40 30,000 Out-patient 1,000,000 50 14,000 Question 1   What is the total dollar amount of the operating (revenue-producing) departments after allocation, using the Step-Down Method?   What total amount of administration gets allocated to In-patient care using the Step-Down Method (directly and indirectly)?   How much total costs are allocated to the Out-patient Services, using the Direct Mehod?   What amount of total non-revenue producing costs are allocated to Surgery, using the Step-down Method?

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Management of Seattle Community Hospital has decided to allocate its three support departments (administration, public relations, and maintenance) to its three operating departments (surgery, in-patient, and out-patient). Budgeted information for the year follows:

Direct costs

   

administration

$5,400,000

 

public relations

1,100,000

 

maintenace and janitorial

1,700,000

 

Surgery

9,000,000

 

In-patient

12,000,000

 

outpatient services

8,000,000

 

allocation Bases

   

Administration

Dollars of assets employed

 

public relations

Number of employees

 

maintnance and Janitorial

Hours of equipment operation

 
 

Expected Utilizations

 

Assets Employed

Number of Employees

Hours of Equipment Operation

Administration

$1,500,000

20

2,000

Public Relations

900,000

10

1,000

Maintenance and Janitorial

1,600,000

75

3,000

Surgery

4,000,000

20

25,000

In-patient care

2,500,000

40

30,000

Out-patient

1,000,000

50

14,000

Question 1

 
  1. What is the total dollar amount of the operating (revenue-producing) departments after allocation, using the Step-Down Method?
 
  1. What total amount of administration gets allocated to In-patient care using the Step-Down Method (directly and indirectly)?
 
  1. How much total costs are allocated to the Out-patient Services, using the Direct Mehod?
 
  1. What amount of total non-revenue producing costs are allocated to Surgery, using the Step-down Method?
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