Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259176494
Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 9, Problem 4PSB

Sadar Company operates a store with two departments: videos and music. Information about those departments follows.

Videos Department Music Department
Sales…………………………….. $370,500 $279,500
Cost of goods sold……….. 320,000 175,000
Direct expenses
Salaries…………………… 35,000 25,000
Maintenance………….. 12,000 10,000
Utilities…………………... 5,000 4,500
Insurance……………….. 4,200 3,700

The company also incurred the following indirect costs.

Advertising………………………….. $15,000
Salaries……………………………….. 27,000
Office expenses………………….. 3,200

Indirect costs are allocated as follows: advertising on the basis of sales; salaries on the basis ofnumber pf employees; and office expenses on the basis of square footage. Additional information about the departments follows.

Department Square Footage Numberof employees
Videos………………. 5,000 3
Music………………… 3,000 2

Required

  1. For each department, determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income.
  2. Should the video department be eliminated? Explain.

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Chapter 9 Solutions

Managerial Accounting

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