Cost Drivers for Support Department Allocations For each of the following support departments, select the cost driver listed that is most appropriate for allocating support department costs to responsible units. Your answer should include the number of the cost driver only. Cost drivers to choose from: Number of conference attendees Number of computers Number of employees trained Number of cell phone minutes used Number of purchase requisitions Number of sales invoices Number of payroll checks Number of travel claims Support Department Cost Driver a.  Accounts Receivable   b.  Central Purchasing   c.  Computer Support   d.  Conferences   e.  Employee Travel   f.  Payroll Accounting   g.  Telecommunications   h.  Training

Woodstock Binding has two service departments, IT (Information Technology) and HR (Human Resources), and two operating departments, Publishing and Binding. Management has decided to allocate IT costs on the basis of IT Tickets (issued with each IT request) in each department and HR costs on the basis of employees in each department. The following data appear in the company records for the current period: \table[[,IT,HR,Publishing,Binding],[,0,1,550,2,480,2,170],[IT tickets,16,0,24,40],[\table[[Employees],[Department direct costs]],$154,000,$248,400,$432,000,$395,000

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implementing an activity-based costing system that has four activity cost pools: Travel, Pickup and Delivery, Customer Service, and Other. The activity measures are miles for the Travel cost pool, number of pickups and deliveries for the Pickup and Delivery cost pool, and number of customers for the Customer Service cost pool. The Other cost pool has no activity measure because it is an organization-sustaining activity. The following costs will be assigned using the activity-based costing system Driver and guard wages Vehicle operating expense Vehicle depreciation. Customer representative salaries and i expenses office expenses Driver and guard wages Vehicle operating expense Vehicle depreciation Customer representative salaries and expenses office expenses Administrative expenses Administrative expenses Total cost The distribution of resource consumption across the activity cost pools is as follows. Pickup and Delivery 35% 5% $1,000,000 510,000 390,000 Driver and guard wages Vehicle…

In 2020, Schedule 1 of Form 1040 is used to report:   a. Capital gains and losses.   b. Unemployment compensation.   c. Salary income.   d. Withholding on wages.

Support department cost allocation Hooligan Adventure Supply produces and sells various outdoor equipment. The Molding and Assembly production departments are supported by the Personnel and Maintenance departments. Personnel costs are allocated to the production departments based on the number of employees, and Maintenance costs are allocated based on number of service calls. Information about these departments is detailed in the following table: Line Item Description PersonnelDepartment MaintenanceDepartment MoldingDepartment AssemblyDepartment Number of employees 28      10        41        49       Number of service calls 57      41        168        112       Department cost $15,000      $11,400        $72,000        $69,000       1. Which of the following statements matches the sequential method of cost allocations?a. Support departments are often allocated in order from lowest to the highest cost with preference given to the departments that serve few support…

Woodstock Binding has two service departments, IT (Information Technology) and HR (Human Resources), and two operating departments, Publishing and Binding. Management has decided to allocate IT costs on the basis of IT Tickets (issued with each IT request) in each department and HR costs on the basis of employees in each department. The following data appear in the company records for the current period:   IT HR Publishing Binding IT tickets 0 1,500 2,400 2,100 Employees 16 0 24 40 Department direct costs $ 150,000 $ 247,500 $ 430,000 $ 390,000   Required: Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:The order of allocation starts with IT.Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.   Costs Allocated To: Costs Allocated To: Costs Allocated To: Costs Allocated To: From: IT HR Pubishing Binding Service department costs         IT         HR         Total Costs $ $ $ $

Consumer Focus is a marketing research firm that organizes focus groups for consumer￾product companies. A Consumer Focus Staff member attends each session to ensure that all the logistical aspects run smoothly”In light to the above statement, classify each of the following cost items as:a. Direct or Indirect (D or I) costs with respect to each individual focus group.b. Variable or Fixed (V or F) costs with respect to how the total costs of Consumer Focus change as the number of focus groups conducted changes. (If in doubt, select on the basis of whether the total costs will change substantially if there is a large change in the number of groups conducted.)You will have two answers (D or I; V or F) for each of the following items followed by a short interpretation note. Use the sample answer table and continue from Cost Item BCost ItemA. Payment to individual in each focus group to provide comments on new products.B. Annual subscription of Consumer Focus to Consumer Reports magazine.C.…

What is the measured mile approach used for?a. Calculate budget spentb. Measure office overheadc. Calculate loss of productivityd. Measure unit costs on site

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