Vortex Company operates a retail store with two departments. Information about t
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Vortex Company operates a retail store with two departments. Information about those departments follows.
The company also incurred the following indirect costs.
Indirect costs are allocated as follows: salaries on the basis of sales; insurance and depreciation on the basis of square footage; and office expenses on the basis of number of employees. Additional information about the departments follows.
Required:
1. Determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income for department A and Department B. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)
Explanation / Answer
Vertex Company Departmental Contribution Statement Department A Department B a Sales $ 8,12,800 $ 4,57,200 b Cost of goods sold $ 4,70,000 $ 2,97,180 c Gross Profit (a - b) $ 3,42,800 $ 1,60,020 Direct expenses Salaries $ 1,15,000 $ 86,000 Insurance $ 19,500 $ 10,200 Utilities $ 21,000 $ 27,000 Depreciation $ 19,000 $ 12,500 Maintenance $ 6,700 $ 5,500 d Total Direct expenses $ 1,81,200 $ 1,41,200 Departmental Contribution to overhead (c - d) $ 1,61,600 $ 18,820 Allocated Indirect expenses Salaries $ 22,400 $ 12,600 Insurance $ 5,460 $ 2,340 Depreciation $ 9,940 $ 4,260 Office $ 29,400 $ 19,600 e Total Indirect expenses $ 67,200 $ 38,800 Opreating Income (loss) (d - e) $ 94,400 $ -19,980 Workings: Calculation of allocation of Indirect expenses: Salaries allocation Sales workings Allocated expense Department A $ 8,12,800 ($8,12,800/$12,70,000) X $35,000 $ 22,400 Department B $ 4,57,200 ($4,57,200/$12,70,000) X $35,000 $ 12,600 Total $ 12,70,000 $ 35,000 Insurance allocation Sq. Ft. workings Allocated expense Department A 34,300 (34,300/49,000) X $7,800 $ 5,460 Department B 14,700 (14,700/49,000) X $7,800 $ 2,340 49,000 $ 7,800 Depreciation allocation Sq. Ft. workings Allocated expense Department A 34,300 (34,300/49,000) X $14,200 $ 9,940 Department B 14,700 (14,700/49,000) X $14,200 $ 4,260 49,000 $ 14,200 Office allocation Employees workings Allocated expense Department A 66 (66/110) X $49,000 $ 29,400 Department B 44 (44/110) X $49,000 $ 19,600 110 $ 49,000
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