The Chicago power plant that services all manufacturing departments of MidWestEngineering has a budget for the coming year. This budget has been expressed in thefollowing monthly terms:Manufacturing         Needed at Practical Capacity             Average Expected MonthlyDepartment             Production Level (Kilowatt- Usage       (Kilowatt-Hours)Rockford                          10,000                                                  8,000Peoria                               20,000                                                 9,000Hammond                        12,000                                                  7,000Kankakee                          8,000                                                   6,000Total                                 50,000                                                30,000The expected monthly costs for operating the power plant during the budget year are $15,000:$6,000 variable and $9,000 fixed.Required:1. Assume that a single cost pool is used for the power plant costs.What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department if:(a) the rate is calculated based on practical capacity and costs are allocated based onpractical capacity, and(b) the rate is calculated based on expected monthly usage and costs are allocated basedon expected monthly usage?2. Assume the dual-rate method is used with separate cost pools for the variable andfixed costs. Variable costs are allocated on the basis of expected monthly usage.Fixed costs are allocated on the basis of practical capacity.(a) What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department?(b) Why might you prefer the dual-rate method?

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The Chicago power plant that services all manufacturing departments of MidWest
Engineering has a budget for the coming year. This budget has been expressed in the
following monthly terms:
Manufacturing         Needed at Practical Capacity             Average Expected Monthly
Department             Production Level (Kilowatt- Usage       (Kilowatt-Hours)

Rockford                          10,000                                                  8,000
Peoria                               20,000                                                 9,000
Hammond                        12,000                                                  7,000
Kankakee                          8,000                                                   6,000
Total                                 50,000                                                30,000
The expected monthly costs for operating the power plant during the budget year are $15,000:
$6,000 variable and $9,000 fixed.
Required:
1. Assume that a single cost pool is used for the power plant costs.
What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department if:
(a) the rate is calculated based on practical capacity and costs are allocated based on
practical capacity, and
(b) the rate is calculated based on expected monthly usage and costs are allocated based
on expected monthly usage?

2. Assume the dual-rate method is used with separate cost pools for the variable and
fixed costs. Variable costs are allocated on the basis of expected monthly usage.
Fixed costs are allocated on the basis of practical capacity.
(a) What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department?
(b) Why might you prefer the dual-rate method?

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