Q2. PPLC Company has two support departments, SD1 and SD2, and two operating departments, ODI and OD2. The company decided to use the direct method and allocate variable SD1 dept. costs based on the number of transactions and fixed SD1 dept. costs based on the number of employees. SD2 dept. variable costs will be allocated based on the number of service requests, and fixed costs will be allocated based on the number of computers. The following information is provided: (4 Marks) (Chapter 8, Week 10) Support Departments Operating Departments SD1 SD2 ODI OD2 Total Department variable costs 18,000 19,000 51,000 35,000 Total department fixed costs 20,000 24,000 56,000 30,000 Number of transactions 30 40 200 100 Number of employees 14 18 35 30 Number of service requests 28 18 35 25 Number of computers 15 20 24 28 You are required to allocate variable and fixed costs using direct method.
Q2. PPLC Company has two support departments, SD1 and SD2, and two operating departments, ODI and OD2. The company decided to use the direct method and allocate variable SD1 dept. costs based on the number of transactions and fixed SD1 dept. costs based on the number of employees. SD2 dept. variable costs will be allocated based on the number of service requests, and fixed costs will be allocated based on the number of computers. The following information is provided: (4 Marks) (Chapter 8, Week 10) Support Departments Operating Departments SD1 SD2 ODI OD2 Total Department variable costs 18,000 19,000 51,000 35,000 Total department fixed costs 20,000 24,000 56,000 30,000 Number of transactions 30 40 200 100 Number of employees 14 18 35 30 Number of service requests 28 18 35 25 Number of computers 15 20 24 28 You are required to allocate variable and fixed costs using direct method.
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Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products
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