Total cost Meals served Square feet of space Files processed Service Departments Service Department Housekeeping Services Food Services Administrative Services Housekeeping Food Administrative Services Services $ 98,000 $ 323,060 Services $ 271,020 1,900 8,700 6,100 16,300 Operating Departments Allocation Bases Square feet of space Meals served Files processed Laboratory Radiology $ 433,400 $ 564,500 4,200 2,100 13,300 8,600 19,500 12,500 General Hospital. $ 514,300 74,600 119,000 36,000 The costs of the service departments are allocated by the step-down method using the allocation bases and in the order shown in the following table: Total $ 2,204,280 82,800 172,000 68,000 All billing in the hospital is done through Laboratory, Radiology, or General Hospital. The hospital's administrator wants the costs of the three service departments allocated to these three billing centers.
Total cost Meals served Square feet of space Files processed Service Departments Service Department Housekeeping Services Food Services Administrative Services Housekeeping Food Administrative Services Services $ 98,000 $ 323,060 Services $ 271,020 1,900 8,700 6,100 16,300 Operating Departments Allocation Bases Square feet of space Meals served Files processed Laboratory Radiology $ 433,400 $ 564,500 4,200 2,100 13,300 8,600 19,500 12,500 General Hospital. $ 514,300 74,600 119,000 36,000 The costs of the service departments are allocated by the step-down method using the allocation bases and in the order shown in the following table: Total $ 2,204,280 82,800 172,000 68,000 All billing in the hospital is done through Laboratory, Radiology, or General Hospital. The hospital's administrator wants the costs of the three service departments allocated to these three billing centers.
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![Total cost
Meals served
Square feet of space
Files processed
Service Department
Housekeeping Services
Food Services
Administrative Services
Service Departments
Housekeeping Food Administrative
Services
Services
Services
$ 98,000 $ 323,060
16,300
Departmental costs before allocations
Allocations:
Housekeeping Services costs
Food Services costs
Administrative Services costs
Total costs after allocations
6,100
Allocation Bases
Square feet of space
Meals served
Files processed
The costs of the service departments are allocated by the step-down method using the allocation bases and in the order shown in the
following table:
Housekeeping
Services
$
All billing in the hospital is done through Laboratory, Radiology, or General Hospital. The hospital's administrator wants the costs of the
three service departments allocated to these three billing centers.
Required:
Using the step-down method, prepare the cost allocation desired by the hospital administrator. Include under each billing center the
direct costs of the center, as well as the costs allocated from the service departments. (Please enter allocations from a department as
negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Food
Services
Administrative
Services
$ 98,000 $ 323,060 $ 271,020 $
(98,000)
Laboratory Radiology
$ 271,020 $ 433,400 $ 564,500
1,900
2,100
8,600
8,700
12,500
0
0
0
$
Operating Departments
0
4,200
13,300
19,500
323,060 $
General
Hospital
$ 514,300
74,600
119,000
36,000
271,020 $
Total
$ 2,204,280
82,800
172,000
68,000
Laboratory Radiology
433,400 $ 564,500 $
433,400 $ 564,500 $
General
Hospital
514,300
514,300](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8b57b0b7-6e9e-4e2c-8299-021b3ac678b2%2F73b85796-e514-41d4-b698-5cc093059711%2Fo6q351_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Total cost
Meals served
Square feet of space
Files processed
Service Department
Housekeeping Services
Food Services
Administrative Services
Service Departments
Housekeeping Food Administrative
Services
Services
Services
$ 98,000 $ 323,060
16,300
Departmental costs before allocations
Allocations:
Housekeeping Services costs
Food Services costs
Administrative Services costs
Total costs after allocations
6,100
Allocation Bases
Square feet of space
Meals served
Files processed
The costs of the service departments are allocated by the step-down method using the allocation bases and in the order shown in the
following table:
Housekeeping
Services
$
All billing in the hospital is done through Laboratory, Radiology, or General Hospital. The hospital's administrator wants the costs of the
three service departments allocated to these three billing centers.
Required:
Using the step-down method, prepare the cost allocation desired by the hospital administrator. Include under each billing center the
direct costs of the center, as well as the costs allocated from the service departments. (Please enter allocations from a department as
negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Food
Services
Administrative
Services
$ 98,000 $ 323,060 $ 271,020 $
(98,000)
Laboratory Radiology
$ 271,020 $ 433,400 $ 564,500
1,900
2,100
8,600
8,700
12,500
0
0
0
$
Operating Departments
0
4,200
13,300
19,500
323,060 $
General
Hospital
$ 514,300
74,600
119,000
36,000
271,020 $
Total
$ 2,204,280
82,800
172,000
68,000
Laboratory Radiology
433,400 $ 564,500 $
433,400 $ 564,500 $
General
Hospital
514,300
514,300
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