Concept explainers
(Appendix 4B) Support Department Cost Allocation
MedServices Inc. is divided into two operating departments: Laboratory and Tissue Pathology. The company allocates delivery and accounting costs to each operating department. Delivery costs include the costs of a fleet of vans and drivers that drive throughout the state each day to clinics and doctors’ offices to pick up samples and deliver them to the centrally located laboratory and tissue pathology offices. Delivery costs are allocated on the basis of number of samples. Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of the number of transactions processed. No effort is made to separate fixed and variable costs; however, only budgeted costs are allocated. Allocations for the coming year are based on the following data:
Required:
- 1. Assign the support department costs by using the direct method. (Note: Round allocation ratios to four decimal places.)
- 2. Assign the support department costs by using the sequential method, allocating accounting costs first. (Note: Round allocation ratios to four decimal places.)
1.
Calculate the assigned cost of support departments by using direct method.
Explanation of Solution
Direct Method:
Direct method implies that the unit cost must include all the factory costs. It states that the cost of support departments should not be added in the unit cost if it is not included in operating departments’ cost because they do not play any role in selling the unit or product.
Use the following formula to calculate assignment ratios on the basis of number of samples:
Laboratory department:
Substitute 70,200 for number of samples in laboratory and 117,000 for total samples in operating department in the above formula.
Therefore, the assignment ratio for laboratory department is 0.60.
Pathology department:
Substitute 46,800 for number of samples in laboratory and 117,000 for total samples in operating department in the above formula.
Therefore, the assignment ratio for pathology department is 0.40.
Use the following formula to calculate assignment ratios on the basis of transactions processed:
Laboratory department:
Substitute 24,700 for transactions processed in laboratory and 38,000 for total transactions processed in operating department in the above formula.
Therefore, the assignment ratio for laboratory department is 0.65.
Pathology department:
Substitute 13,300 for transactions processed in laboratory and 38,000 for total transactions processed in operating department in the above formula.
Therefore, the assignment ratio for pathology department is 0.35.
Assign cost of support departments to the operating departments:
Support departments | Operating departments | |||
Delivery($) | Accounting($) | Laboratory($) | Pathology($) | |
Direct costs | 240,000 | 270,000 | 345,000 | 456,000 |
Delivery1 | -240,000 | 144,000 | 96,000 | |
Accounting1 | -270,000 | 175,500 | 94,500 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 664,500 | 646,500 |
Table (1)
Working Note:
1. Calculation of assigned cost of support department to operating department:
Account Title |
Assignment ratio A |
Support department cost($) B |
Assigned cost($) |
Delivery cost: | |||
Laboratory | 0.6000 | 240,000 | 144,000 |
Pathology | 0.4000 | 240,000 | 96,000 |
Accounting: | |||
Laboratory | 0.65 | 270,000 | 175,500 |
Pathology | 0.35 | 270,000 | 94,500 |
Table (2)
2.
Calculate the assigned cost of support departments by using sequential method and allocate accounting costs first.
Explanation of Solution
Sequential Method:
Sequential method recognizes that there is possible interaction between the support departments. However, it does not account for such interaction in full which makes it more accurate as compared to the direct method.
Use the following formula to calculate cost assignment ratios on the basis of number of transactions processed:
Delivery:
Substitute 2,000 for transactions processed in delivery and 40,000 for total transactions processed in the above formula.
Therefore, the cost assignment ratio for delivery is 0.0500.
Laboratory department:
Substitute 24,700 for transactions processed in laboratory and 40,000 for total transactions processed in the above formula.
Therefore, the cost assignment ratio for laboratory department is 0. 6175.
Pathology department:
Substitute 13,300 for transactions processed in pathology and 40,000 for total transactions processed in the above formula.
Therefore, the cost assignment ratio for pathology department is 0.3325.
Use the following formula to calculate assignment ratios on the basis of number of samples:
Laboratory department:
Substitute 70,200 for number of samples in laboratory and 117,000 for total samples in operating department in the above formula.
Therefore, the assignment ratio for laboratory department is 0.60.
Pathology department:
Substitute 46,800 for number of samples in laboratory and 117,000 for total samples in operating department in the above formula.
Therefore, the assignment ratio for pathology department is 0.40.
Assign cost of support departments to the operating departments:
Support departments | Operating departments | |||
Delivery($) | Accounting($) | Laboratory($) | Pathology($) | |
Direct costs | 240,000 | 270,000 | 345,000 | 456,000 |
Accounting2 | 13,500 | 166,725 | 89,775 | |
Delivery2 | -253,500 | -270,000 | 152,100 | 101,400 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 663,825 | 647,175 |
Table (3)
Working Note:
2. Calculation of assigned cost of support department:
Account Title |
Assignment ratio A |
Support department cost($) B |
Assigned cost($) |
Accounting: | |||
Delivery | 0.0500 | 270,000 | 13,500 |
Laboratory | 0.6175 | 270,000 | 166,725 |
Pathology | 0.3325 | 270,000 | 89,775 |
Delivery cost: | |||
Laboratory | 0.60 | 253,500 | 152,100 |
Pathology | 0.40 | 253,500 | 101,400 |
Table (4)
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 4 Solutions
Cengagenowv2, 1 Term Printed Access Card For Mowen/hansen/heitger?s Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone Of Business Decision-making, 7th
- Which feature distinguishes nominal accounts from real accounts in closing entries? Options: (i) Temporary nature requiring closure (ii) Balance sheet presentation (iii) Permanent balances carried forward (iv) Contra account status financial Accounting problemarrow_forwardProvide correct solution accountingarrow_forwardWhat is its degree of opereting leverage? General accountingarrow_forward
- General accountingarrow_forwardWhich feature distinguishes nominal accounts from real accounts in closing entries? Options: (i) Temporary nature requiring closure (ii) Balance sheet presentation (iii) Permanent balances carried forward (iv) Contra account statusarrow_forwardNeed help this questionarrow_forward
- Organization/Industry Rank Employer Survey Student Survey Career Service Director Survey Average Pay Deloitte & Touche/accounting 1 1 8 1 55 Ernst & Young/accounting 2 6 3 6 50 PricewaterhouseCoopers/accounting 3 22 5 2 50 KPMG/accounting 4 17 11 5 50 U.S. State Department/government 5 12 2 24 60 Goldman Sachs/investment banking 6 3 13 16 60 Teach for America/non-profit; government 7 24 6 7 35 Target/retail 8 19 18 3 45 JPMorgan/investment banking 9 13 12 17 60 IBM/technology 10 11 17 13 60 Accenture/consulting 11 5 38 15 60 General Mills/consumer products 12 3 33 28 60 Abbott Laboratories/health 13 2 44 36 55 Walt Disney/hospitality 14 60 1 8 40 Enterprise Rent-A-Car/transportation 15 28 51 4 35 General Electric/manufacturing 16 19 16 9 55 Phillip Morris/consumer products 17 8 50 19 55 Microsoft/technology 18 28 9 34 75 Prudential/insurance 19 9 55 37 50 Intel/technology 20 14 23 63 60 Aflac/insurance 21 9 55 62 50 Verizon…arrow_forwardProvide correct solution accountingarrow_forwardWhat is the gross marginarrow_forward
- The accrued expense is ? General accountingarrow_forwardCalculate the total contribution margin also in percentage and per unit general accountingarrow_forwardD-Mart reported a net income of $19,500 for the previous year. At the beginning of the year, the company had $300,000 in assets. By the end of the year, assets had increased by $100,000. Calculate the return on assets.arrow_forward
- Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...AccountingISBN:9781337115773Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. HeitgerPublisher:Cengage LearningManagerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337912020Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. TaylerPublisher:South-Western College PubPrinciples of Cost AccountingAccountingISBN:9781305087408Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. MitchellPublisher:Cengage Learning