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L$07-1$ P$7-40.$ Allocating Service Department Costs: Direct and Step Methods; Department and Plantwide Jordan Overhead Rates

Assume that Brown Jordan, a manufacturer of fine casual outdoor furniture, allocates Human Resources Department costs to the producing departments $($Cutting and Welding$)$ based on number of employees; Facilities Department costs are allocated based on the amount of square footage occupied. Direct department costs, labor hours, and square footage data for the four departments for October are as follows.

Assume that two jobs, A$1$ and A$2,$ were completed during October and that each job had direct materials costs of $\backslash (\backslash$$ $3,000\backslash ).$ Job A$1$ used $75$ direct labor hours in the Cutting Department and $25$ direct labor hours in the Welding Department. Job A$2$ used $25$ direct labor hours in the Cutting Department and $75$ direct labor hours in the Welding Department. The direct labor rate per hour, including benefits, is $\backslash (\backslash$$ $50\backslash )$ in both departments.

REQUIRED

a$.$ Find the cost of each job using a plantwide rate based on direct labor hours.

$\backslash ($ b $\backslash ).$ Find the cost of each job using department rates with direct service department cost allocation.

c$.$ Find the cost of each job using department rates with step service department cost allocation.

d$.$ Explain the differences in the costs computed in requirements $\backslash (($a$)-($c$)\backslash )$ for each job. Which costing method is best for product pricing and profitability analysis?