Financial and Managerial Accounting (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)
Financial and Managerial Accounting (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259754883
Author: Wild
Publisher: MCG
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 22, Problem 3E
To determine

Cost Allocation:

Sometime a cost is incurred for a whole firm and not for a particular department. In this case cost allocation is used. It is a way through which a particular cost is assigned to the respective department.

To prepare: A table to allocate departmental expense.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

Financial and Managerial Accounting (Looseleaf) (Custom Package), Chapter 22, Problem 3E

Table(1)

Hence, total expense distributed among department is $698,000.

Working notes:

Calculation for advertising cost of book department,

    Advertisingcostofbooksdepartment=( Salesofitsdepartment Totalsales ×Totaladvertisingcost ) = $495,000 $900,000 ×$24,000 =$13,200

Calculation for advertising cost of magazines department,

    Advertisingcostofmagazinesdepartment=( Salesofitsdepartment Totalsales ×Totaladvertisingcost ) = $198,000 $900,000 ×$24,000 =$5,280

Calculation for advertising cost of newspapers department,

    Advertisingcostofnewspapersdepartment=( Salesofitsdepartment Totalsales ×Totaladvertisingcost ) = $207,000 $900,000 ×$24,000 =$5,520

Calculation for purchasing cost of books department,

    Purchasingcostofbooksdepartment=( Purchaseorderofbooksdepartment Totalpurchaseorders ×Purchasingcost ) = 516 1,200 ×$34,000 =$14,620

Calculation for purchasing cost of magazines department,

    Purchasingcostofmagazinesdepartment=( Purchaseorderofmagazinesdepartment Totalpurchaseorders ×Purchasingcost ) = 360 1,200 ×$34,000 =$10,200

Calculation for purchasing cost of newspapers department,

    Purchasingcostofnewspapersdepartment=( Purchaseorderofnewspapersdepartment Totalpurchaseorders ×Purchasingcost ) = 324 1,200 ×$34,000 =$9,180

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!

Chapter 22 Solutions

Financial and Managerial Accounting (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)

Ch. 22 - 6. What are two main goals in managerial...Ch. 22 - Prob. 7DQCh. 22 - Prob. 8DQCh. 22 - Prob. 9DQCh. 22 - Prob. 10DQCh. 22 - Prob. 11DQCh. 22 - Prob. 12DQCh. 22 - Prob. 13DQCh. 22 - Prob. 14DQCh. 22 - Prob. 15DQCh. 22 - Prob. 16DQCh. 22 - Prob. 17DQCh. 22 - Prob. 18DQCh. 22 - Prob. 19DQCh. 22 - Prob. 20DQCh. 22 - Prob. 1QSCh. 22 - Prob. 2QSCh. 22 - Prob. 3QSCh. 22 - Allocation and measurement terms C1 In each blank...Ch. 22 - Prob. 5QSCh. 22 - Prob. 6QSCh. 22 - Prob. 7QSCh. 22 - Prob. 8QSCh. 22 - Computing return on investment A1 Compute return...Ch. 22 - Computing residual income A1 Refer to the...Ch. 22 - Prob. 11QSCh. 22 - Computing profit margin and investment turnover A2...Ch. 22 - QS 22-13 Performance measures- balanced...Ch. 22 - Prob. 14QSCh. 22 - Prob. 15QSCh. 22 - Prob. 16QSCh. 22 - Prob. 17QSCh. 22 - Prob. 18QSCh. 22 - Prob. 19QSCh. 22 - Prob. 1ECh. 22 - Prob. 2ECh. 22 - Prob. 3ECh. 22 - Prob. 4ECh. 22 - Prob. 5ECh. 22 - Prob. 6ECh. 22 - Prob. 7ECh. 22 - Prob. 8ECh. 22 - Prob. 9ECh. 22 - Prob. 10ECh. 22 - Prob. 11ECh. 22 - Prob. 12ECh. 22 - Prob. 13ECh. 22 - Prob. 14ECh. 22 - Exercise 22-16 Performance measures-balanced...Ch. 22 - Prob. 16ECh. 22 - Prob. 17ECh. 22 - Prob. 18ECh. 22 - Prob. 19ECh. 22 - Prob. 20ECh. 22 - Prob. 21ECh. 22 - Prob. 1PSACh. 22 - Prob. 2PSACh. 22 - Prob. 3PSACh. 22 - Prob. 4PSACh. 22 - Prob. 5PSACh. 22 - Prob. 1PSBCh. 22 - Prob. 2PSBCh. 22 - Prob. 3PSBCh. 22 - Prob. 4PSBCh. 22 - Prob. 5PSBCh. 22 - Santana Rey’s two departments, computer consulting...Ch. 22 - Prob. 1BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 2BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 3BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 4BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 5BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 6BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 7BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 8BTNCh. 22 - Prob. 9BTN
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
What is Cost Allocation? Definition & Process; Author: FloQast;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLhvvHvZ3JM;License: Standard Youtube License