! /transcript Skip to question Required information Alamo Power historically allocates IDC for its safety program to generation facilities in Cities A and B based on the number of employees. Last year, $300,000 was distributed and the employee count was 790 in city A and 450 in city B. Implementation of the ABC method took place this year to allocate IDC on the basis of number of accidents. City A reported 320 events and city B had 142 accidents reported. Determine the allocation based on the number of accidents. The allocation based on the number of accidents is as follows: City A = $191129.03 City B = $ 108870.91

! /transcript Skip to question Required information Alamo Power historically allocates IDC for its safety program to generation facilities in Cities A and B based on the number of employees. Last year, $300,000 was distributed and the employee count was 790 in city A and 450 in city B. Implementation of the ABC method took place this year to allocate IDC on the basis of number of accidents. City A reported 320 events and city B had 142 accidents reported. Determine the allocation based on the number of accidents. The allocation based on the number of accidents is as follows: City A = $191129.03 City B = $ 108870.91

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

4th Edition

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Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

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Problem 30E: A company uses charging rates to allocate service department costs to the using departments. The...

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