Reciprocal Method of Allocation of Service Department Costs ASU Tool has three service departments (Repair, Tool, and
Question:
Reciprocal Method of Allocation of Service Department Costs ASU Tool has three service departments (Repair, Tool, and Receiving) that support two production departments (Assembly and Bolting). Their pre-allocation departmental costs are as follows.
Services Provided | ||||
Departments | Overhead Costs before Allocation | Repair | Tool | Receiving |
Assembly | $15,000 | 55% | 40% | 45% |
Bolting | 20,000 | 20% | 25% | 30% |
Repair | 25,000 | --- | 20% | 15% |
Tool | 33,000 | 15% | --- | 10% |
Receiving | 10,000 | 10% | 15% | --- |
Total Overhead | $103,000 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
By filling out the following the table, allocate the costs of service departments to production departments using reciprocal method.
Service Departments | Production Departments | |||||
Repair | Tool | Receiving | Assembly | Bolting | Total | |
Dept. Overhead before Allocation | $25,000 | $33,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | $103,000 |
Repair (R) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Tool (T) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
Receiving (V) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | |
Total Dept. Overhead | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | $103,000 |
(21) Equation 1
(22) Equation 2
(23) Equation 3
Showing your work, fine values for total R, total T, and total V: