Race Cars, Inc., produces model cars made from aluminum.  It operates two production departments, Molding and Painting, and has three service departments, Administration, Accounting, and Maintenance.  The accumulated costs in the three service departments were $250,000, $400,000 and $200,000, respectively.  Management is concerned that the costs of its service departments are getting too high. In particular, managers would like to keep the costs of service departments under $3.50 per unit on average.  You have been asked to allocate service department costs to the two production departments and compute the unit costs. The company decided that Administration costs should be allocated on the basis of square footage used by each production and service department. Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees. Maintenance cost are allocated on the basis of the dollar value of the equipment in each department. The use of each base by all departments during the current period is as follows:   Service Departments Production Departments   Administration Accounting Maintenance Molding Painting Costs:               Direct materials       $237,500 $210,000     Direct Labor       $337,500 $200,000     Direct Overhead       $112,500 $75,000     Allocated OH $250,000 $400,000 $200,000     Allocation Base              Building Area 10,000 30,000 20,000 360,000 90,000    Employees 18 10 12 70 100    Equipment Value $6,000 $120,000 $17,500 $312,000 $162,000   Required: A). Using the direct method, determine the allocated costs and the total costs in each of the two production departments. B) Using the step method, determine the allocated costs and the total costs in each of the two production departments. Allocate the service departments in the following order: Maintenance (first), Accounting (second), and Administration (third).

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Race Cars, Inc., produces model cars made from aluminum.  It operates two production departments, Molding and Painting, and has three service departments, Administration, Accounting, and Maintenance.  The accumulated costs in the three service departments were $250,000, $400,000 and $200,000, respectively.  Management is concerned that the costs of its service departments are getting too high. In particular, managers would like to keep the costs of service departments under $3.50 per unit on average.  You have been asked to allocate service department costs to the two production departments and compute the unit costs.

The company decided that Administration costs should be allocated on the basis of square footage used by each production and service department. Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees. Maintenance cost are allocated on the basis of the dollar value of the equipment in each department. The use of each base by all departments during the current period is as follows:

 

Service Departments

Production Departments

 

Administration

Accounting

Maintenance

Molding

Painting

Costs:

 

 

 

 

 

    Direct materials

 

 

 

$237,500

$210,000

    Direct Labor

 

 

 

$337,500

$200,000

    Direct Overhead

 

 

 

$112,500

$75,000

    Allocated OH

$250,000

$400,000

$200,000

 

 

Allocation Base

 

 

 

 

 

   Building Area

10,000

30,000

20,000

360,000

90,000

   Employees

18

10

12

70

100

   Equipment Value

$6,000

$120,000

$17,500

$312,000

$162,000

 

Required:

A). Using the direct method, determine the allocated costs and the total costs in each of the two production departments.

B) Using the step method, determine the allocated costs and the total costs in each of the two production departments. Allocate the service departments in the following order: Maintenance (first), Accounting (second), and Administration (third).

 
 
 
 
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