University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and

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University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each.

The following data appear in the company records for the current period:

Required:

Allocate the service department costs using the step method, starting with the Maintenance Department. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(This is a table) Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing

Service Department Cost

Maintenance

Personnel

Total costs allocated

Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing Machine-hours — 1,200 1,200 3,600 Labor-hours 600 — 600 2,400 Department direct costs $ 2,400 $ 12,400 $ 14,200 $ 11,100

Explanation / Answer

Step Method Service Departments Operating Departments Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing Service Department Cost $ 2400 12400 14200 11100 Maintenance (12:12:36) -2400 480 480 1440 Personnel (6:24) 0 -12880 2576 10304 Total costs allocated $ 0 0 17256 22844

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