National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent $ 45,000 Advertising 25,000 Insurance 10,000 Total $ 80,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 per square foot, and then allocated indirect expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied. The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below.
National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent $ 45,000 Advertising 25,000 Insurance 10,000 Total $ 80,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 per square foot, and then allocated indirect expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied. The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below.
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National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting.
Indirect expenses for the period follow.
Rent $ 45,000
Advertising 25,000
Insurance 10,000
Total $ 80,000
The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of
indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 per square foot, and then allocated indirect
expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied.
The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below.
Department Square Feet Sales Value of Insured Assets
Housewares 1,840
$ 270,000 $ 49,000
Sporting 2,160
230,000
Total 4,000
$ 500,000 $100,000
2. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments. Rent expense is allocated based on square feet occupied.
Advertising expense is allocated based on total sales. Insurance expense is allocated based on the value of insured assets.
Allocate $45,000 of rent using square feet occupied
Housewares
Sporting
Total
Allocate $25,000 of advertising using percentage of sales
Housewares
Sporting
Total
51,000
Allocate $10,000 of insurance using value of insured assets
Housewares
Sporting
Total
Square Footage Percent of Total Cost Allocated
1,840
2,160
4,000
Sales
$0
0%
$0
Percent of Total Cost Allocated
0%
$20,700
24,300
$45,000
Assets Insured Percent of Total Cost Allocated
$4,900
5,100
0%
$13,500
11,500
$25,000
$10,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbfa454cf-0cd3-4e6e-8430-5b1281734108%2F4835c0c3-a2b9-4635-8d31-03f8e343ef7b%2F810b1pd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting.
Indirect expenses for the period follow.
Rent $ 45,000
Advertising 25,000
Insurance 10,000
Total $ 80,000
The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of
indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 per square foot, and then allocated indirect
expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied.
The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below.
Department Square Feet Sales Value of Insured Assets
Housewares 1,840
$ 270,000 $ 49,000
Sporting 2,160
230,000
Total 4,000
$ 500,000 $100,000
2. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments. Rent expense is allocated based on square feet occupied.
Advertising expense is allocated based on total sales. Insurance expense is allocated based on the value of insured assets.
Allocate $45,000 of rent using square feet occupied
Housewares
Sporting
Total
Allocate $25,000 of advertising using percentage of sales
Housewares
Sporting
Total
51,000
Allocate $10,000 of insurance using value of insured assets
Housewares
Sporting
Total
Square Footage Percent of Total Cost Allocated
1,840
2,160
4,000
Sales
$0
0%
$0
Percent of Total Cost Allocated
0%
$20,700
24,300
$45,000
Assets Insured Percent of Total Cost Allocated
$4,900
5,100
0%
$13,500
11,500
$25,000
$10,000
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