Homework help starts here! ASK AN EXPERT   MATH SOLVER   Carica Company is a manufacturer with two production departments (Machining and Assembly) as well as two support departments (Materials Requisitions and Utility Services). For the last quarter of 2020, Carica’s cost records indicate the following:                                                         SUPPORT                                PRODUCTION                                                 Materials                     Utility                                      Requisitions                 Services             Machining   Assembly             Total                                       (MR)                             (US)                                                                                                         Budgeted costs before any inter-               $200,000     $1,000,000                    5,456,000    $7,458,000           $14,114,000 department cost allocations   Support work supplied by MR              0%                 25%                               40%                  35%                    100% (Number of requisitions)   Support work supplied by US             10%                   0%                                 30%                 60%                    100% (Power costs)   Required: 1. Allocate the two support departments’ costs to the two operating departments using the following methods:   a. Direct method b. Step-down method (allocate MR first) c. Step-down method (allocate US first) d. The Algebraic method.   Question       Carica Company is a manufacturer with two production departments (Machining and Assembly) as well as two support departments (Materials Requisitions and Utility Services). For the last quarter of 2020, Carica’s cost records indicate the following:                                                         SUPPORT                                PRODUCTION                                                 Materials                     Utility                                      Requisitions                 Services             Machining   Assembly             Total                                       (MR)                             (US)                                                                                                         Budgeted costs before any inter-               $200,000     $1,000,000                    5,456,000    $7,458,000           $14,114,000 department cost allocations   Support work supplied by MR              0%                 25%                               40%                  35%                    100% (Number of requisitions)   Support work supplied by US             10%                   0%                                 30%                 60%                    100% (Power costs)   Required: 1. Allocate the two support departments’ costs to the two operating departments using the following methods:   a. Direct method b. Step-down method (allocate MR first) c. Step-down method (allocate US first) d. The Algebraic method.

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Carica Company is a manufacturer with two production departments (Machining and Assembly) as well as two support departments (Materials Requisitions and Utility Services). For the last quarter of 2020, Carica’s cost records indicate the following:                                                         SUPPORT                                PRODUCTION                                                 Materials                     Utility                                      Requisitions                 Services             Machining   Assembly             Total                                       (MR)                             (US)                                                                                                         Budgeted costs before any inter-               $200,000     $1,000,000                    5,456,000    $7,458,000           $14,114,000 department cost allocations   Support work supplied by MR              0%                 25%                               40%                  35%                    100% (Number of requisitions)   Support work supplied by US             10%                   0%                                 30%                 60%                    100% (Power costs)   Required: 1. Allocate the two support departments’ costs to the two operating departments using the following methods:   a. Direct method b. Step-down method (allocate MR first) c. Step-down method (allocate US first) d. The Algebraic method.
 
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Carica Company is a manufacturer with two production departments (Machining and
Assembly) as well as two support departments (Materials Requisitions and Utility Services).
For the last quarter of 2020, Carica’s cost records
indicate the following:
                                                        SUPPORT                                PRODUCTION         
                                       Materials                     Utility
                                     Requisitions                 Services             Machining   Assembly             Total
                                      (MR)                             (US)
                                 
                                                                     
Budgeted costs
before any inter-               $200,000     $1,000,000                    5,456,000    $7,458,000           $14,114,000
department cost
allocations
 
Support work
supplied by MR              0%                 25%                               40%                  35%                    100%
(Number of
requisitions)
 
Support work
supplied by US             10%                   0%                                 30%                 60%                    100%
(Power costs)
 
Required:
1. Allocate the two support departments’ costs to the two operating departments using the
following methods:
 
a. Direct method
b. Step-down method (allocate MR first)
c. Step-down method (allocate US first)
d. The Algebraic method.
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