FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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The Chicago power plant that services all manufacturing departments of MidWest
Engineering has a budget for the coming year. This budget has been expressed in the
following monthly terms:
Manufacturing       Needed at Practical Capacity                Average Expected Monthly
Department            Production Level (Kilowatt- Usage)              (Kilowatt-Hours)

Rockford                            10,000                                                     8,000
Peoria                                20,000                                                     9,000
Hammond                          12,000                                                     7,000
Kankakee                            8,000                                                     6,000
Total                                  50,000                                                   30,000
The expected monthly costs for operating the power plant during the budget year are $15,000:
$6,000 variable and $9,000 fixed.
Required:
1. Assume that a single cost pool is used for the power plant costs.
What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department if:
(a) the rate is calculated based on practical capacity and costs are allocated based on
practical capacity, and
(b) the rate is calculated based on expected monthly usage and costs are allocated based
on expected monthly usage?

2. Assume the dual-rate method is used with separate cost pools for the variable and
fixed costs. Variable costs are allocated on the basis of expected monthly usage.
Fixed costs are allocated on the basis of practical capacity.
(a) What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department?
(b) Why might you prefer the dual-rate method?

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