Potter & Weasley Company had the following activities, estimated indirect activity costs, and allocation bases: Activities Indirect Activity Costs Allocation Base Account inquiry (hours) $85,700 2600 Account billing (lines) $55,000 35,000 Account verification (accounts) $40,250 27,500 Correspondence (letters) $80,000 12,000Potter & Weasley uses activity based costing.
Potter & Weasley Company had the following activities, estimated indirect activity costs, and allocation bases: Activities Indirect Activity Costs Allocation Base Account inquiry (hours) $85,700 2600 Account billing (lines) $55,000 35,000 Account verification (accounts) $40,250 27,500 Correspondence (letters) $80,000 12,000Potter & Weasley uses activity based costing.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Potter & Weasley Company had the following activities, estimated indirect activity costs, and allocation bases:
Potter & Weasley uses activity based costing.
The above activities are used by Departments P and Q as follows:
How much of the account inquiry cost will be assigned to Department Q?
Activities | Indirect Activity Costs | Allocation Base |
Account inquiry (hours) | $85,700 | 2600 |
Account billing (lines) | $55,000 | 35,000 |
Account verification (accounts) | $40,250 | 27,500 |
Correspondence (letters) | $80,000 | 12,000 |
The above activities are used by Departments P and Q as follows:
| Department P | Department Q |
Account inquiry (hours) | 200 | 1000 |
Account billing (lines) | 10,000 | 4,000 |
Account verification (accounts) | 6,000 | 7,000 |
Correspondence (letters) | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Question 15 options:
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$1318
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$32,962
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$6592
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$13,000
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