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- In each blank next to the following types of indirect expenses and service department expenses, place the identifying letter of the best allocation basis to use to distribute it to the departments indicated. 1. Computer service expenses of production scheduling for operating departments. 2. General office department expenses of the operating departments. 3. Maintenance department expenses of the operating departments. 4. Electric utility expenses of all departments. A. Relative number of employees. B. Proportion of total time in each department for maintenance. C. Proportion of floor space occupied by each department. D. Proportion of total processing time for each operating department.Which of the following measures is appropriate as cost driver for personnel administrationcosts?a. direct labor hoursb. machine hoursc. number of employeesd. square feet of areaRank the support departments based on the percentage of their services provided to other support departments. Use this ranking to allocate the support departments’ costs to the operating departments based on the step-down method.
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- [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent Advertising Insurance Total $ 45,000 25,000 10,000 $ 80,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 per square foot, and then allocated indirect expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied. The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below. Department Housewares Sporting Total Square Feet 1,440 2,560 4,000 Sales $ 370,000 130,000 $ 500,000 Value of Insured Assets $59,000 41,000 $ 100,000 Required: 1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods.5. Match the following cost pools and activities with the most appropriate cost driver. Group of answer choices a. number of parts b. square feet c. direct labor hours d. number of tests required e. machine hours f. machine setups g. number of orders received 1. setup cost pool? 2. assembly cost pool? 3. supervising cost pool? 4. testing cost pool? 5. ordering cost pool? 6. fringe…Assume a company provided the following information: Departmental costs Number of employees Square feet of space occupied Multiple Choice If the company (1) uses the direct method to allocate service department costs to operating departments, (2) allocates Cafeteria costs based on the number of employees, and (3) allocates Janitorial costs based on square feet of space of occupied, then the cost allocated from the Cafeteria Department to the Lab Department is closest to: C $58,338. $63,467. $76,800. Service Departments Operating Departments Cafeteria Janitorial Lab Tech $232,000 $950,000 32 68 $240,000 $140,000 20 2,000 11,000 9,000 $116,800. 10 3,000