Chapter 12 Decision guidelines - Dallas Cleaning - Cost allocations from service departments to producing departments

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Chapter 12 Decision guidelines
Dallas Cleaning
Cost allocations from service departments to producing departments
25-06-2009


Direct cost          # employees        direct labor hrs       sq foot cleaned

personnel           $ 70,000                    6
Admin                 $ 90,000                    10
Residential        $ 240,000                   36                      30,000                      4,500,000
Commercial        $400,000                   24                      45,000                      9,970,000

Create an Excel spreadsheet to allocate costs using the direct method and the step down method. Use the results to answer questions about your findings.

1. What are the total costs for the Residential department using the direct method? What are the total costs for the Commercial department using the direct method?

2. What are the total costs for the Residential department using the step-down method?

3. What are the total costs for the Commercial department using the step-down method?

4. Which method would you recommend that Antonio Cleaning use to allocate their service departments’ costs to their producing departments? Why?


 

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