King Inc. allocates the costs of the 2 support departments (administration and human resources) to the 2
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King Inc. allocates the costs of the 2 support departments (administration and human resources) to the 2 revenue-generation departments (assembly and finishing). Human resources costs are to be allocated on basis of employees; administration costs are to be allocated on the basis of dollars of assets employed.
Total initial departmental costs of support departments | Human Resources | Administration | Total |
$ 250,000 | $ 370,000 | $ 620,000 |
Department | Number of Employees | Assets Employed |
Administration | 6 | $ 190,000 |
Human Resources | 5 | 145,000 |
Assembly | 6 | 400,000 |
Finishing | 14 | 600,000 |
Totals | 31 | 1,335,000 |
Required: You must use cell references and formulas in your solution to earning credit. For #3 you must use the add-in Solver in Excel to determine the allocation. . |
1. Develop a table to show how the direct method allocates the administration and human resources department costs to the Assembly and Finishing departments. |
2. Develop a table to show how the step method allocates the administration and human resources department costs to the Assembly and Finishing departments assuming administration provides the greatest benefits to human resources. |
3. Using the solver add in for Excel allocate the administration and human resources department costs to the Assembly and Finishing departments, which will determine the interrelationships between the two support departments. You need to set up proportion tables, |
table of allocation base, set of change for solvers, simultaneous equations, target cell, and then a table showing the allocation to the operating departments using the reciprocal method. |
Related Book For
Cost Accounting Foundations and Evolutions
ISBN: 978-1111626822
8th Edition
Authors: Michael R. Kinney, Cecily A. Raiborn
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