Question: Using the step-down method, allocate support-department costs. Allocate the costs of the support departments in the order given in this problem. (Round all indirect allocation
Using the step-down method, allocate support-department costs. Allocate the costs of the support departments in the order given in this problem. (Round all indirect allocation rates to the nearest cent and all other computations to the nearest whole dollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign when decreasing departments by allocating costs.)
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| General | Cafeteria |
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| Grounds | Personnel | Admin. | Loss | Storeroom | Machining | Assembly |
| Costs incurred | 12000 | 2300 | 19440 | 2600 | 17570 | 36000 | 48900 | |
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| Building and grounds | 12000 |
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Support departments:
Building and grounds
$12,000
Personnel
2,300
General plant administration
19,440
Cafeteria: Operating loss
2,600
Storeroom
17,570
$53,910
Operating departments:
Machining
$36,000
Assembly
48,900
84,900
Total for support and operating departments
$138,810
Department
Direct Manufacturing Labor-Hours
Number of Employees
Square Feet of Floor Space Occupied
Indirect Manufacturing Labor-Hours
Number of Requisitions
Building and grounds
0
0
0
0
0
Personnel
0
0
2,500
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0
General plant administration
0
40
4,000
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0
Cafeteria: operating loss
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10
5,000
1,000
0
Storeroom
0
5
6,000
2,000
0
Machining
4,000
55
27,500
5,000
6,000
Assembly
12,000
140
105,000
14,400
4,000
Total
16,000
250
150,000
22,400
10,000
Basis used is number of employees
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