Question: This data will be used for the following three questions The Maintenance Department of Sun Valley Orthopaedics & Sports Clinic had $300,000 in direct costs

This data will be used for the following three questions

The Maintenance Department of Sun Valley Orthopaedics & Sports Clinic had $300,000 in direct costs last year. These costs must be allocated to the clinics three patient services departments using the direct allocation method. Two cost drivers are under consideration: patient services revenue and labor hours (which includes housekeeping and routine maintenance). Assume the following about the profit centers:

Department

Revenue

Maintenance Hours

General Orthopaedics

$5,000,000

3500

Physical Therapy

$3,000,000

5000

Other Services

$1,000,000

1500

Total

$9,000,000

10,000

34.

Answer all parts of the question and please label your answers clearly.

a What is the Cost Pool?(2 points)

b What is the allocation rate for patient services revenue? (2 points)

c What is the allocation rate for labor hours? (2 points)

Answer all parts of the question and please label your answers clearly.

d What is the dollar allocation to each profit center if patient services revenue is the cost driver?(3 points)

e What is the dollar allocation to each profit center if labor hours is the cost driver?(3 points)

f What is the mathematical difference in the allocation to each profit center between the two drivers?(3 points)

36.

Which of the two drivers is better? Why? (2 points)

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