The Eastern Summit Company has prepared department overhead budgets for budgeted-volume levels before allocations as follows:
Support departments: |
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Building and grounds |
$45,000 |
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Personnel |
7,800 |
|
General plant administration |
36,120 |
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Cafeteria: Operating loss |
20,670 |
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Storeroom |
18,300 |
$127,890 |
Operating departments: |
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Machining |
$36,000 |
|
Assembly |
60,000 |
96,000 |
Total for support and operating departments |
$223,890 |
Management has decided that the most appropriate inventory costs are achieved by using individual department overhead rates. These rates are developed after support-department costs are allocated to operating departments. Bases for allocation are to be selected from the following:
Direct |
Square Feet of |
Indirect |
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Manufacturing |
Number of |
Floor Space |
Manufacturing |
Number of |
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Department |
Labor-Hours |
Employees |
Occupied |
Labor-Hours |
Requisitions |
Building and grounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Personnel* |
0 |
0 |
2,500 |
0 |
0 |
General plant administration |
0 |
40 |
12,000 |
0 |
0 |
Cafeteria: operating loss |
0 |
10 |
4,500 |
3,000 |
0 |
Storeroom |
0 |
5 |
6,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
Machining |
10,000 |
55 |
22,000 |
13,000 |
10,000 |
Assembly |
30,000 |
140 |
203,000 |
26,000 |
8,300 |
Total |
40,000 |
250 |
250,000 |
44,000 |
18,300 |
*Basis used is number of employees |
Requirements
1. |
Using the step-down method, allocate support-department costs. Develop overhead rates per direct manufacturing labor-hour for machining and assembly. Allocate the costs of the support departments in the order given in this problem. Use the allocation base for each support department you think is most appropriate. |
2. |
Using the direct method, rework requirement 1. |
3. |
Based on the following information about two jobs determine the total overhead costs for each job by using rates developed in (a) requirement 1 and(b) requirement 2. |
4. |
The company evaluates the performance of the operating department managers on the basis of how well they managed their total costs, including allocated costs. As the manager of the Machining Department, which allocation method would you prefer from the results obtained in requirements 1 and 2? Explain. |
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4 If the company evaluates the performance of the operating department managers on the basis of how well they managed their total costs, including allocated costs. As the manager of the Machining Department, Direct allocation method would you prefer from the results obtained in requirements 1 and 2 because the total overheads is less for machining department under direct method of overheads allocation.
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