Allocate support costs using the step-down method, with personnel costs allocated first. (Round percentages to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2574% and other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

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Sandhill Company has two service departments (personnel and financial) that provide services for one another as well as for two production departments, assembly and finishing. Data for the month follow:

    Personnel   Financial   Assembly   Finishing  
Employees   6     8     18     16    
Payroll   $16,200     $12,900     $29,600     $28,200    


Personnel department costs were $79,700, and financial department costs were $44,300. Sandhill uses employees as the allocation base for personnel department costs and payroll costs for financial department costs

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Transcribed Image Text:Operating Departments Assembly Finishing Total % % 24 2$ % 24 $ $ 24 2$ %24 %24 %24
Allocate support costs using the step-down method, with personnel costs allocated first. (Round percentages to 4 decimal places, e.g.
15.2574% and other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g.
-45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Support Departments
Personnel
Financial
A
Allocation Bases
Number of employees
Allocation percent
%
%
2$
$
Payroll costs
Allocation percent
Costs
$
$
$
Directly assigned costs
Step 1: Personnel department costs
Step 2: Financial department costs
$
$
$
Total Allocation Costs
Transcribed Image Text:Allocate support costs using the step-down method, with personnel costs allocated first. (Round percentages to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2574% and other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Support Departments Personnel Financial A Allocation Bases Number of employees Allocation percent % % 2$ $ Payroll costs Allocation percent Costs $ $ $ Directly assigned costs Step 1: Personnel department costs Step 2: Financial department costs $ $ $ Total Allocation Costs
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