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:    To From Actuarial Premium Rating Advertising Sales Actuarial — 80% 10% 10% Premium 25% — 15 60

Submit A retailer has two departments-Home and Garden. The company's most recent contribution format income statement follows: Total Home Garden Sales $৪00, 000 $350,000 $450,000 Variable expenses 320,000 120,000 200,000 Contribution margin Fixed expenses 480,000 230,000 250,000 400,000 140,000 260,000 35:51 Net operating income (1loss) $ 80,000 $ 90,000 $(10,000) The retailer is considering whether It should close the Garden Department. Further analysis revealed that, of the fixed expenses being charged to the Garden Department, $140,000 are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue If Garden is discontinued. In addition, If the Garden Department is discontinued, sales in the Home Department will drop by 5%. How much does the company's profit increase or decrease if the Garden Department is discontinued? (If a decrease, the dollar amount is indicated in parentheses, ie., $ (1,000).) Multiple Cholce $ (124,000) O Quiz $ (161,500) 1009

Raner, Harris & Chan is a consulting firm that specializes in information systems for medical and dental clinics. The firm has two offices—one in Chicago and one in Minneapolis. The firm classifies the direct costs of consulting jobs as variable costs. A contribution format segmented income statement for the company’s most recent year is given: Assume that Minneapolis’ sales by major market are:             Market   Minneapolis Medical Dental Sales $ 570,000 100 % $ 380,000 100 % $ 190,000 100 % Variable expenses   342,000 60 %   247,000 65 %   95,000 50 % Contribution margin   228,000 40 %   133,000 35 %   95,000 50 % Traceable fixed expenses   68,400 12 %   19,000 5 %   49,400 26 % Market segment margin   159,600 28 % $ 114,000 30 % $ 45,600 24 % Common fixed expensesnot traceable to markets   17,100 3 %                 Office segment margin $ 142,500 25 %                   The company would like to initiate an intensive advertising campaign in one of…

Robinson Products Company has two service departments (S1 and S2) and two production departments (P1 and P2). The distribution of each service department's efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is: From S1 S2 S1 S2 To P1 10% 20% ? 10% S1 S2 P1 P2 – P2 $225,000 75,000 62,000 180,000 ?% The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are: 30 Required: 1. Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the direct method. 2. Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the step method. 3. Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the reciprocal method.

Better Health Company has two service departments — actuarial and premium rating, and two operations departments — marketing and sales. The distribution of each service department's efforts to the other departments is shown below:   FROM TO Actuarial Rating Marketing Sales Actuarial 0% 40% 20% 40% Rating 25% 0% 37.5% 37.5%   The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) were as follows:   Actuarial $ 75,000 Premium Rating $ 50,000 Marketing $ 75,000 Sales $ 85,000   The total cost accumulated in the marketing department using the step method is (calculate all ratios and percentages to 4 decimal places, for example 33.3333%, and round all dollar amounts to the nearest whole dollar; assume the actuarial department goes first):   Multiple Choice a)$155,000. b)$130,000. c)$159,000. d)$164,000. e)$126,000.

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: Actuarial Premium rating Advertising Sales From Actuarial Premium The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are: Actuarial Premium Rating 80% 25% $ 87,000 22,000 67,000 47,000 Advertising department Sales department To Advertising Sales 15% 5% 15 Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required: 1. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method of 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. Complete this question by entering your…

ed Robinson Products Company has two service departments (S1 and S2) and two production departments (P1 and P2). The distribution of each service department's efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is: From S1 52 $1 S1 S2 P1 P2 20% $2 20% $ 220,000 74,000 61,000 175,000 To P1 30% ? The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are: Required 1 Required 2 P2 Production department 1 Production department 2 ?% Required: 1. Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the direct method. 2. Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the step method. 3. Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the reciprocal method. 40 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. $ $ Determine the total cost of P1 and P2 using the reciprocal method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to whole dollars.) Required 3 Total Cost Allocated 183,548 346,458 < Required 2