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![Exercise 11-40 (Static) Reciprocal Cost Allocation-Outsourcing a Service Department (LO 11-4, 5)
University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and
Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and
personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each.
The following data appear in the company records for the current period:
Personnel Printing
1,000
1,000
500
$12,000 $15,000
Machine-hours
Labor-hours
Department direct costs
Maintenance
500
$5,000
Maximum Amount
Developing
3,000
2,000
$10,000
University Printers estimates that the variable costs in the Personnel Department total $7,000 and in the Maintenance Department
variable costs total $3,000. Avoidable fixed costs in the Personnel Department are $4,000.
Required:
If University Printers outsources the Personnel Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without
increasing total costs? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F492121c0-3843-4585-9c4f-58f7a1b7b43d%2Fca4c6ac8-69d6-44ef-96b3-fdbf4d30735b%2Frjdi71f_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 11-40 (Static) Reciprocal Cost Allocation-Outsourcing a Service Department (LO 11-4, 5)
University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and
Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and
personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each.
The following data appear in the company records for the current period:
Personnel Printing
1,000
1,000
500
$12,000 $15,000
Machine-hours
Labor-hours
Department direct costs
Maintenance
500
$5,000
Maximum Amount
Developing
3,000
2,000
$10,000
University Printers estimates that the variable costs in the Personnel Department total $7,000 and in the Maintenance Department
variable costs total $3,000. Avoidable fixed costs in the Personnel Department are $4,000.
Required:
If University Printers outsources the Personnel Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without
increasing total costs? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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