HomeLife Life Insurance Company has two service departments (actuarial and premium rating) and two production departments (advertising and sales). The distribution of each service department’s efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is shown in the following table:
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From | Actuarial | Premium Rating | Advertising | Sales | |||||||||
Actuarial | — | 80 | % | 10 | % | 10 | % | ||||||
Premium | 25 | % | — | 15 | 60 | ||||||||
The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are:
Actuarial | $ | 99,000 |
Premium rating | 34,000 | |
Advertising | 79,000 | |
Sales | 59,000 | |
Required:
1. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method or allocation.
2. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the step method of allocation.
3. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the reciprocal method of allocation.
1 | DIRECT METHOD | |||||
Advertising | Sales | Actuarial | Premium rating | |||
Direct Operating Cost | 79,000.00 | 59,000.00 | 99,000.00 | 34,000.00 | ||
Apportionment of service dept. Expenses | ||||||
Step 1 | Actuarial Expenses | 49,500.00 | 49,500.00 | -99,000.00 | ||
Premium rating expenses | 6,800.00 | 27,200.00 | -34,000.00 | |||
Total | 1,35,300.00 | 1,35,700.00 | - | - | ||
EXPENSES DIVIDED IN THE RATIO GIVEN IN QUESTION - DIRECT METHOD | ||||||
Advertising | Sales | Actuarial | Premium rating | |||
Actuarial Expenses | 10/20 | 10/20 | - | - | ||
Premium rating expenses | 15/75 | 60/75 | - | - | ||
IN DIRECT METHOD EXPENSES DIVIDED INTO ONLY OPERATING DEPARTMENT | ||||||
STEP METHOD OF ALLOCATION | ||||||
Advertising | Sales | Actuarial | Premium rating | |||
Direct Operating Cost | 79,000.00 | 59,000.00 | 99,000.00 | 34,000.00 | ||
Apportionment of service dept. Expenses | ||||||
Step 1 | Actuarial Expenses (10/100, 10/100, 80/100) | 9,900.00 | 9,900.00 | -99,000.00 | 79,200.00 | |
Total | 88,900.00 | 68,900.00 | - | 1,13,200.00 | ||
Step 2 | Premium rating expenses (15/75, 60/75) | 22,640.00 | 90,560.00 | -1,13,200.00 | ||
Total | 1,11,540.00 | 1,59,460.00 | - | - | ||
EXPENSES DIVIDED IN THE RATIO GIVEN IN QUESTION - STEP METHOD OF ALLOCATION | ||||||
Advertising | Sales | Actuarial | Premium rating | |||
Actuarial Expenses | 10% | 10% | 0 | 80% | ||
Premium rating expenses | 15/75 | 60/75 | 0% | 0% | ||
IN STEP METHOD, STEP WISE ALLOCATION DONE, ONCE THE EXPENSES DIVIDEND OF THAT DEPARTMENT, THEN NO FURTHER COST ALLOCATION ON THAT DEPARTMENT | ||||||
3 | RECIPROCAL METHOD | |||||
Advertising | Sales | Actuarial | Premium rating | |||
Direct Operating Cost | 79,000.00 | 59,000.00 | 99,000.00 | 34,000.00 | ||
Apportionment of service dept. Expenses | ||||||
Step 1 | Actuarial Expenses | 9,900.00 | 9,900.00 | -99,000.00 | 79,200.00 | |
Total | 88,900.00 | 68,900.00 | - | 1,13,200.00 | ||
Step 2 | Premium rating expenses | 16,980.00 | 67,920.00 | 28,300.00 | -1,13,200.00 | |
Total | 1,05,880.00 | 1,36,820.00 | 28,300.00 | - | ||
Step 3 | Actuarial Expenses | 2,830.00 | 2,830.00 | -28,300.00 | 22,640.00 | |
Total | 1,08,710.00 | 1,39,650.00 | - | 22,640.00 | ||
Step 4 | Premium rating expenses | 3,396.00 | 13,584.00 | 5,660.00 | -22,640.00 | |
Total | 1,12,106.00 | 1,53,234.00 | 5,660.00 | - | ||
Step 5 | Actuarial Expenses | 566.00 | 566.00 | -5,660.00 | 4,528.00 | |
Total | 1,12,672.00 | 1,53,800.00 | - | 4,528.00 | ||
Step 6 | Premium rating expenses | 679.20 | 2,716.80 | 1,132.00 | -4,528.00 | |
Total | 1,13,351.20 | 1,56,516.80 | 1,132.00 | - | ||
Step 7 | Actuarial Expenses | 113.20 | 113.20 | -1,132.00 | 905.60 | |
Total | 1,13,464.40 | 1,56,630.00 | - | 905.60 | ||
Step 8 | Premium rating expenses | 135.84 | 543.36 | 226.40 | -905.60 | |
Total | 1,13,600.24 | 1,57,173.36 | 226.40 | - | ||
Step 9 | Actuarial Expenses | 22.64 | 22.64 | -226.40 | 181.12 | |
Total | 1,13,622.88 | 1,57,196.00 | - | 181.12 | ||
Step 10 | Premium rating expenses | 27.17 | 108.67 | 45.28 | -181.12 | |
Total | 1,13,650.05 | 1,57,304.67 | 45.28 | - | ||
Step 11 | Actuarial Expenses | 4.53 | 4.53 | -45.28 | 36.22 | |
Total | 1,13,654.58 | 1,57,309.20 | - | 36.22 | ||
Step 12 | Premium rating expenses | 5.43 | 21.73 | 9.06 | -36.22 | |
Total | 1,13,660.01 | 1,57,330.93 | 9.06 | - | ||
Step 13 | Actuarial Expenses | 0.91 | 0.91 | -9.06 | 7.24 | |
Total | 1,13,660.92 | 1,57,331.84 | - | 7.24 | ||
Step 14 | Premium rating expenses | 1.09 | 4.35 | 1.81 | -7.24 | |
Total | 1,13,662.00 | 1,57,336.19 | 1.81 | - | ||
Step 15 | Actuarial Expenses | 0.91 | 0.91 | -1.81 | - | |
Total | 1,13,662.91 | 1,57,337.09 | - | - | ||
EXPENSES DIVIDED IN THE RATIO GIVEN IN QUESTION - RECIPROCAL | ||||||
Advertising | Sales | Actuarial | Premium rating | |||
Actuarial Expenses | 10% | 10% | 0 | 80% | ||
Premium rating expenses | 15% | 60% | 25% | 0% | ||
IN THIS METHOD EXPENSES ALOCATED AT EACH DEPARTMENT AT THAT POINT, WHEN THEY ARE NEGLIBLE OR VERY LESS. |
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