
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Chapter 24, Problem 5E
To determine
Allocation of Indirect cost to Service and operating department:
Before allocation of cost of service department, it is necessary to allocate all the indirect cost associated with the all departments concernedso as to know the actual cost incurred by each department. After this process only, the total allocated cost of service department is re-allocated among operating department.
Requirement1:
To Determine: TheAllocation of Indirect expense among all the departments.
Expert Solution

Answer to Problem 5E
Solution: The allocation of departmental expense shall be done on some suitable basis as under:
Supervision | Allocation | Percentage of allocation base | Cost to be | Allocated | |||
Base | Numerator | Denominator | % of total | Allocated | Cost | ||
Department | |||||||
Material | Employees | 27 | 150 | 18.00% | 82500 | 14850 | |
Personnel | Employees | 9 | 150 | 6.00% | 82500 | 4950 | |
Manufacturing | Employees | 63 | 150 | 42.00% | 82500 | 34650 | |
Packaging | Employees | 51 | 150 | 34.00% | 82500 | 28050 | |
Total | 150 | 100.00% | 82500 |
Utilities | Allocation | Percentage of allocation base | Cost to be | Allocated | |||
Base | Numerator | Denominator | % of total | Allocated | Cost | ||
Department | |||||||
Material | Sq. feet | 25000 | 100000 | 25.00% | 50000 | 12500 | |
Personnel | Sq. feet | 5000 | 100000 | 5.00% | 50000 | 2500 | |
Manufacturing | Sq. feet | 55000 | 100000 | 55.00% | 50000 | 27500 | |
Packaging | Sq. feet | 15000 | 100000 | 15.00% | 50000 | 7500 | |
Total | 100000 | 100.00% | 50000 |
Insurance | Allocation | Percentage of allocation base | Cost to be | Allocated | |||
Base | Numerator | Denominator | % of total | Allocated | Cost | ||
Department | |||||||
Material | Assets value | 6000 | 60000 | 10.00% | 22500 | 2250 | |
Personnel | Assets value | 1200 | 60000 | 2.00% | 22500 | 450 | |
Manufacturing | Assets value | 37800 | 60000 | 63.00% | 22500 | 14175 | |
Packaging | Assets value | 15000 | 60000 | 25.00% | 22500 | 5625 | |
Total | 60000 | 100.00% | 22500 |
Explanation of Solution
The Allocation of all indirect expense like Supervision, Utilities and insurance expense shall be done among the departments (service or operating) on some suitable basis. Like, Supervision expense shall be done on the basis of number of employees employed among the departments. The Utilities expense shall be allocated among the department on the basis of square feet of the area covered by the department. And the insurance expense shall be allocated on the assets value installed.
To determine
Requirement2:
To determine: The Summary of allocation sheet shall be made.
Expert Solution

Answer to Problem 5E
Solution: The Summary of allocation has been prepared as under:
Indirect Expense Allocation Spreadsheet | |||||||
Allocation | Expense | Material | Personnel | Mfg | Packaging | ||
Base | Total | Deptt. | Deptt. | Deptt. | Deptt. | ||
Indirect Expense | |||||||
Supervision | Employees | 82500 | 14850 | 4950 | 34650 | 28050 | |
Utilities | Sq. feet | 50000 | 12500 | 2500 | 27500 | 7500 | |
Insurance | Assets value | 22500 | 2250 | 450 | 14175 | 5625 | |
Total Expense allocated | 155000 | 29600 | 7900 | 76325 | 41175 |
Explanation of Solution
The indirect expense as allocated in the step-1 has been shown as a total of the respective department concerned for further analysis and allocation.
Conclusion
To conclude, it can be said that service department cost is an indirect cost for operating cost to be allocated among them on some suitable allocation base.
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