Yellville Regional Hospital is a small hospital with two service departments and three revenue areas: Service Department Direct Costs   Square  Feet   Laundry Pounds   Housekeeping (HK) $ 80,000   -   16,000   Laundry $ 132,000   500   -   Revenue Areas:               Surgery $ 400,000   1,500   48,000   Semiprivate rooms $ 200,000   2,000   24,000   Maternity $ 150,000   1,000   12,000     The hospital wants to allocate the service department costs to the revenue areas. Housekeeping is allocated based on square footage; Laundry is allocated based on pounds of laundry. The normal capacity for Surgery is 200 hours per month; normal capacity for semiprivate rooms is 600 patient days; and normal capacity for maternity is 200 patient days. Required: Determine the overhead rate for the three revenue areas. Allocate the service department costs to the revenue areas using the step method. Allocate the service department with the largest dollar value first.

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Yellville Regional Hospital is a small hospital with two service departments and three revenue areas:

Service Department

Direct Costs

 

Square  Feet

 

Laundry Pounds

 

Housekeeping (HK)

$

80,000

 

-

 

16,000

 

Laundry

$

132,000

 

500

 

-

 

Revenue Areas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surgery

$

400,000

 

1,500

 

48,000

 

Semiprivate rooms

$

200,000

 

2,000

 

24,000

 

Maternity

$

150,000

 

1,000

 

12,000

 

 


The hospital wants to allocate the service department costs to the revenue areas. Housekeeping is allocated based on square footage; Laundry is allocated based on pounds of laundry. The normal capacity for Surgery is 200 hours per month; normal capacity for semiprivate rooms is 600 patient days; and normal capacity for maternity is 200 patient days.

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Determine the overhead rate for the three revenue areas. Allocate the service department costs to the revenue areas using the step method. Allocate the service department with the largest dollar value first.

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