Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.36P
Support-department cost allocations; direct, step-down, and reciprocal methods. Ballantine Corporation has two operating departments: Eastern Department and Western Department. Each of the operating departments uses the services of the company’s two support departments: Engineering and Information Technology. Additionally, the Engineering and Information Technology departments use the services of each other. Data concerning the past year are as follows:
- 1. What are the total
overhead costs of the operating departments (Eastern and Western) after the support-department costs of Engineering and Information Technology have been allocated using (a) the direct method, (b) the step-down method (allocate Engineering first), (c) the step-down method (allocate Information Technology first), and (d) the reciprocal method?Required
- 2. Which method would you recommend that Ballantine Corporation use to allocate service-department costs? Why?
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Support-department cost allocations; direct, step-down, and reciprocal methods. Ballantine Corporation has two operating departments: Eastern Department and Western Department. Each of the operating departments uses the services of the company’s two support departments: Engineering and Information Technology. Additionally, the Engineering and Information Technology departments use the services of each other. Data concerning the past year are as follows:
Comparison of Methods of Allocation
Duweynie Pottery, Inc., is divided into two operating divisions: Pottery and Retail. The company allocates Power and General Factory department costs to each operating division. Power costs are allocated on the basis of the number of machine hours and general factory costs on the basis of square footage. No effort is made to separate fixed and variable costs; however, only budgeted costs are allocated. Allocations for the coming year are based on the following data: Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations.
Support Departments
Operating Divisions
Power
General Factory
Pottery
Retail
Overhead costs
$150,000
$171,600
$97,000
$55,000
Machine hours
2,000
2,500
7,000
3,000
Square footage
2,500
1,700
4,000
6,000
Round all allocation ratios to four significant digits. Round all allocated amounts to the nearest dollar.
Required:
3. Allocate the support service costs using the reciprocal method.
Note: If…
Comparison of Methods of Allocation
Duweynie Pottery, Inc., is divided into two operating divisions: Pottery and Retail. The company allocates Power and General Factory department costs to each operating division. Power costs are allocated on the basis of the number of machine hours and general factory costs on the basis of square footage. No effort is made to separate fixed and variable costs; however, only budgeted costs are allocated. Allocations for the coming year are based on the following data: Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations.
Support Departments
Operating Divisions
Power
General Factory
Pottery
Retail
Overhead costs
$140,400
$190,800
$96,000
$56,000
Machine hours
2,000
2,500
7,000
3,000
Square footage
2,500
1,700
4,000
6,000
Round all allocation ratios to four significant digits. Round all allocated amounts to the nearest dollar.
Required:
3. Allocate the support service costs using the reciprocal method.
Note: If…
Chapter 15 Solutions
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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