Social Media, Inc. (SMI) has two services for users. Toot!, which connects tutors with students who are looking for tutoring services, and TiX, which can be used to buy, sell, or exchange event tickets. For the following year, SMI expects the following results. Toot! Tix Total 14,900 $ 880,000 4,275 $ 389,625 Users 6,200 $1,250,000 6,275 $ 269,750 21,100 $2,130,000 10,550 $ 659,375 $ 527,500 Revenues Engineering hours Engineering cost Administrative costs The company is considering using a two-stage cost allocation system and wants to assess the effects on reported product profits. The company is considering using Engineering Hours and Users as the allocation base. Additional information follows. Toot! Tix Total Engineering hours 6,275 6, 200 10,550 21,100 $ 80,180 $ 447,320 4,275 14,900 Users Engineering-hour related administrative cost User-related administrative cost
Social Media, Inc. (SMI) has two services for users. Toot!, which connects tutors with students who are looking for tutoring services, and TiX, which can be used to buy, sell, or exchange event tickets. For the following year, SMI expects the following results. Toot! Tix Total 14,900 $ 880,000 4,275 $ 389,625 Users 6,200 $1,250,000 6,275 $ 269,750 21,100 $2,130,000 10,550 $ 659,375 $ 527,500 Revenues Engineering hours Engineering cost Administrative costs The company is considering using a two-stage cost allocation system and wants to assess the effects on reported product profits. The company is considering using Engineering Hours and Users as the allocation base. Additional information follows. Toot! Tix Total Engineering hours 6,275 6, 200 10,550 21,100 $ 80,180 $ 447,320 4,275 14,900 Users Engineering-hour related administrative cost User-related administrative cost
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Transcribed Image Text:Social Media, Inc. (SMI) has two services for users. Toot!, which connects tutors with students who are looking for tutoring services, and
TiX, which can be used to buy, sell, or exchange event tickets. For the following year, SMI expects the following results.
Toot!
Tix
Total
6,200
$1, 250,000
6,275
$ 269,750
14,900
$ 880,000
21,100
$2,130,000
10,550
$ 659,375
$ 527,500
Users
Revenues
Engineering hours
Engineering cost
Administrative costs
4,275
$ 389,625
The company is considering using a two-stage cost allocation system and wants to assess the effects on reported product profits.
The company is considering using Engineering Hours and Users as the allocation base. Additional information follows.
Toot!
6,275
6, 200
Tix
Total
Engineering hours
4, 275
14,900
10,550
21,100
$ 80,180
$ 447,320
Users
Engineering-hour related administrative cost
User-related administrative cost
Required:
a. Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply the two administrative costs pools to the two services assuming SMI uses
the proposed two-stage cost system to allocate administrative costs.
b. Based on the rates computed in requirement (a), what is the profit for each service?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
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Required B
Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply the two administrative costs pools to the two services assuming SMI
uses the proposed two-stage cost system to allocate administrative costs. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Predetermined Overhead Rate
Engineering-hour related administrative cost
per engineering-hour
User-related administrative cost
per user
< RequiredA
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