Introduction:
Cost allocation: Cost allocation is a system to distribute the costs to the activities or departments. The allocation is done on the basis of some allocation base.
Departmental Contribution to overhead: Departmental Contribution to
Departmental Net income: Departmental Net income is the balance of Departmental Contribution to overheads after subtracting all the indirect expenses or overheads. The formula to calculate Departmental Net income is as follows:
Requirement-1:
To calculate: The Contribution to overhead and net income for each department
Requirement-2:
To determine: if the Guitar department should be eliminated
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