Sasha Company allocates the estimated $195,000 of its accounting department costs to its production and sales departments since the accounting department supports the other two departments particularly with regard to payroll and accounts payable functions. The costs will be allocated based on the number of employees using the direct method. Information regarding costs and employees follows: Department Employees Accounting 4 Production 28 Sales 15 How much of the accounting department costs will be allocated to the production?

BluStar Company has two service departments, Administration and Accounting, and two operating departments, Domestic and International. Administration costs are allocated on the basis of employees, and Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of transactions. A summary of BluStar operations follows. Employees Transactions Department direct costs Required A Administration 37,000 $363,000 Required: a. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the direct method. b. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the step method. Start with Administration. c. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required B Required C From Accounting Domestic International 26 47 22,000 $141,000 $955,000 Department costs Administration allocation Accounting allocation Total cost Allocate the cost…

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The following data is available for the Glitter Services Department of Butterfly Fairy Co. Sales Cost of Goods Sold Expenses: Supplies-Direct Salaries-Indirect Allocated Rent-Direct Depreciation-Indirect Allocated $435,975 ***PL 217,365 81,510 107,100 15,000 20,000 Required: Determine departmental contribution to overhead for the Glitter Services Department, including the department's contribution as a percentage of revenues.

BluStar Company has two service departments, Administration and Accounting, and two operating departments, Domestic and International. Administration costs are allocated on the basis of employees, and Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of transactions. A summary of BluStar operations follows.       Administration Accounting   domestic     International   Employees   – 21   36     43   Transactions   32,000 –   21,000     84,000   Department direct costs   360,000 140,000 $ 935,000   $ 3,730,000                       Required: a. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the direct method.b. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the step method. Start with Administration.c. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method.

Management at C. Pier Press has decided to allocate costs of the paper’s two support departments (administration and human resources) to the two revenue-generating departments (advertising and circulation). Administration costs are to be allocated on the basis of dollars of assets employed; human resources costs are to be allocated on the basis of number of employees. The following costs and allocation bases are available: Department Direct Costs Number of Employees Assets Employeed Administration $1,094,100 14 $541,940 Human resources 689,780 11 408,380 Advertising 1,340,920 17 1,067,360 Circulation 1,893,640 36 2,618,420 Totals $5,018,440 78 $4,636,100 a. Using the direct method, allocate the support department costs to the revenue-generating departments. Amount allocated to Advertising: $______ Amount allocated to Circulation: $______ b. Using your answer to (a), what are the total costs of the revenue-generating departments after the allocations? Advertising total…

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 tickets Employees Department direct costs From: Service department costs IT HR Total IT $ 0 16 $ 152,000 Required: Allocate the service department costs using the reciprocal method. (Matrix algebra is not required because there are only two service departments.) Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. HR 1,525 0 $ 247,950 152,000 Answer is not complete. Cost Allocation To: IT HR 152,000 $ 247,950 Publishing 2,440 24 $ 431,000 $ 247,950 Publishing $ Binding 2,135 40 $ 392,500 0 Binding 0

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Renata Company has four departments: Materials, Personnel, Manufacturing, and Packaging. Information follows. Department Materials Personnel Manufacturing Packaging Employees Square Feet Asset Values $ 7,900 4,740 45,820 20,540 $ 79,000 38 19 76 57 64,750 9,250 92,500 18,500 Total 190 185,000 The four departments share the following indirect expenses for supervision, utilities, and insurance according to their allocation bases. Indirect Expense Supervision Utilities Cost Allocation Base $ 84,400 Number of employees 69,000 Square feet occupied 32,000 Asset values $ 185,400 Insurance Total Allocate each of the three indirect expenses to the four departments. Supervision Cost to be Allocated Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Allocated Cost expenses Department Numerator Denominator % of Total Materials Personnel Manufacturing Packaging Totals Cost to be Allocated Utilities Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Allocated Cost Department Numerator Denominator % of Total…

Renata Company has four departments: Materials, Personnel, Manufacturing, and Packaging. Information follows. Department Square Feet Asset Values Employees Materials 26 30,000 $ 9,300 Personnel 13 12,000 2,480 Manufacturing Packaging 52 66,000 37,820 39 12,000 12,400 Total 130 120,000 $ 62,000 The four departments share the following indirect expenses for supervision, utilities, and insurance according to their allocation bases. Indirect Expense Supervision Utilities Insurance Total Cost $ 82,700 Number of employees Allocation Base 52,000 Square feet occupied 23,500 Asset values $ 158,200 Allocate each of the three indirect expenses to the four departments.