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How much, if any, of the actual Medical Services Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and
not charged to the operating departments?
Spending variance
< Required 1
Required 2 >

Transcribed Image Text:Korvanis Corporation operates a Medical Services Department for its employees. Charges to the company's operating departments for
the variable costs of the Medical Services Department are based on the actual number of employees in each department. Charges for
the fixed costs of the Medical Services Department are based on the long-run average number of employees in each operating
department.
Variable Medical Services Department costs are budgeted at $56 per employee. Fixed Medical Services Department costs are
budgeted at $697,500 per year. Actual Medical Services Department costs for the most recent year were $105,400 for variable costs
and $703,000 for fixed costs. Data concerning employees in the three operating departments follow:
Budgeted number of employees
Actual number of employees for the most
recent year
Long-run average number of employees
Required 1 Required 2
Cutting
617
517
1,020
Medical services department charges
Cutting
Required:
1. Determine the Medical Services Department charges for the year to each of the operating departments-Cutting, Milling, and
Assembly.
2. How much, if any, of the actual Medical Services Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and not
charged to the operating departments?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Milling
283
383
680
< Required 1
Assembly
905
Determine the Medical Services Department charges for the year to each of the operating departments-Cutting, Milling, and
Assembly.
Milling
805
1,700
Assembly
Required 2 >
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