Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 5, Problem 1BE
Charlie’s Wood Works produces wood products (e.g., cabinets, tables, picture frames, and so on). Production departments include Cutting and Assembly. The Janitorial and Security departments support the Cutting and Assembly departments. The Assembly Department spans about 46,400 square feet and holds assets valued at about $60,000. The Cutting Department spans about 33,600 square feet and holds assets valued at about $140,000. Charlie’s Wood Works allocates support department costs using the direct method. If costs from the Janitorial Department are allocated based on square feet and costs from the Security Department are allocated based on asset value, determine (a) the percentage of Janitorial costs that should be allocated to the Assembly Department and (b) the percentage of Security costs that should be allocated to the Cutting Department.
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cated based on asset value. Information about these departments is detailed in the following table:
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Management has experimented with different support department cost allocation methods in the
past. The different allocation methods did not yield large differences of cost allocation to the pro-
duction departments.
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