Memorial Services, Incorporated (MSI) has three service departments (IT, Accounting, and HR) and two production departments (West and East). The usage data for each of the service departments for the previous period follow: IT Accounting HR IT Accounting 0% HR West East 20% 40% 40% 0% 0% 40% 60% 10% 10% 60% 20% The direct costs of the service departments in the previous period were $90,750 for IT, $115,000 for Accounting, and $152,500 for HR. Required: Use the direct method to allocate the service department costs to the production departments. Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. IT Accounting HR West East Service department costs $ 90,750 $ 115,000 $ 152,500 $ 36,300 $ 36,300 IT allocation (90,750) 18,150 0 36,300 X Accounting allocation HR allocation 15,250 (115,000) 15,250 46,000 69,000 (152,500) 91,500 X 30,500 Total costs allocated $ 15,250 $ 15,250 $ 18,150 $ 173,800 $ 172,100
Memorial Services, Incorporated (MSI) has three service departments (IT, Accounting, and HR) and two production departments (West and East). The usage data for each of the service departments for the previous period follow: IT Accounting HR IT Accounting 0% HR West East 20% 40% 40% 0% 0% 40% 60% 10% 10% 60% 20% The direct costs of the service departments in the previous period were $90,750 for IT, $115,000 for Accounting, and $152,500 for HR. Required: Use the direct method to allocate the service department costs to the production departments. Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. IT Accounting HR West East Service department costs $ 90,750 $ 115,000 $ 152,500 $ 36,300 $ 36,300 IT allocation (90,750) 18,150 0 36,300 X Accounting allocation HR allocation 15,250 (115,000) 15,250 46,000 69,000 (152,500) 91,500 X 30,500 Total costs allocated $ 15,250 $ 15,250 $ 18,150 $ 173,800 $ 172,100
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Transcribed Image Text:Memorial Services, Incorporated (MSI) has three service departments (IT, Accounting, and HR) and two production departments (West
and East). The usage data for each of the service departments for the previous period follow:
IT
Accounting
HR
IT
Accounting
0%
HR
West
East
20%
40%
40%
0%
0%
40%
60%
10%
10%
60%
20%
The direct costs of the service departments in the previous period were $90,750 for IT, $115,000 for Accounting, and $152,500 for HR.
Required:
Use the direct method to allocate the service department costs to the production departments.
Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.
> Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
IT
Accounting
HR
West
East
Service department costs
$
90,750
$ 115,000 $
152,500
$
36,300
$
36,300
IT allocation
(90,750)
18,150
0
36,300 X
Accounting allocation
HR allocation
15,250
(115,000)
15,250
46,000
69,000
(152,500)
91,500 X
30,500
Total costs allocated
$
15,250 $ 15,250 $ 18,150
$
173,800
$
172,100
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