accounting chapter 22 question 4

WMS LO P2 specified here. A retailer pays $120,000 rent each year for its two-story building. The space in this building is occupied by five departments as ok Department Jewelry Cosmetics Housewares Tools Shoes Square feet occupied 1,410 (first-floor) 3,290 (first-floor) 2,021 (second-floor) 846 (second-floor) 1,833 (second-floor) The company allocates 60% of total rent expense to the first floor and 40% to the second floor, and then allocates rent expense for each floor to the departments occupying that floor on the basis of space occupied. Determine the rent expense to be allocated to each department. Step 1: Allocate total rent expense between the two floors. Amount % of Total Cost Allocated First floor % Second floor % Totals % Step 2: Allocate these portions of total rent expense across the departments occupying each floor. First Floor Sq. Feet % of Total Cost Jewelry Dept. % Cosmetics Dept. % Totals % Second Floor Sq. Feet % of Total Cost floor on the basis of space occupied, Determine the rent expense to be allocated to each department, Step 1: Allocate total rent expense between the two floors, Amount % of Total Allocated First floor % Second floor % Totals % Step 2: Allocate these portions of total rent expense across the departments occupying each floor. First Floor Sq. Feet % of Total Cost Jewelry Dept. % Cosmetics Dept. % Totals % Second Floor Sq. Feet % of Total Cost Housewares Dept. % Tools Dept. Shoes Dept. % Totals % %