Medusa Company allocates costs from the payroll department (S1) and the maintenance department (S2) to the molding
Question:
Medusa Company allocates costs from the payroll department (S1) and the maintenance department (S2) to the molding (P1), finishing (P2), and packaging (P3) departments. Payroll department cost are allocated based on the number of employees in the department and maintenance department costs are allocated on the number of square feet which the production department occupies within the factory. Information about the department is presented below:
Department Costs Number of Employees Number of Square Ft
Payroll(S1) $139,000 2 2,000
Maintenance(S2) $220,000 8 64,000
Molding(P1) 70 100,000
Finishing(P2) 48 60,000
Packaging(P3) 22 40,000
Medusa uses the direct method to allocate costs. Round all answers to the nearest dollar.
What amount of payroll department costs will be dedicated to the molding department?