chapter 22 question 10

Exercise 22-4 Indirect payroll expense allocated to departments LO P2 Jessica Porter works in both the jewelry department and the cosmetics department of a retail store. She assists customers in both departments and arranges and stocks merchandise in both departments. The store allocates her $25,100 annual wages between the two departments based on the time worked in the two departments in each two-week pay period. On average, Jessica reports the following hours and activities spent in the two departments. Activities Selling in jewelry department Arranging and stocking merchandise in jewelry department Selling in cosmetics department Arranging and stocking merchandise in cosmetics department Idle time spent waiting for a customer to enter one of the departments Hours 49.0 6.0 12.0 7.0 4.0 Allocate Jessica's annual wages between the two departments. Department Hours worked Percent of Hours worked Wages Allocation Numerator Denominator % of Hours Jewelry Cosmetics Totals