Question

Using the sequential method, Pone Hill Company allocates Janitorial Department costs based on square footage serviced. It allocates Cafeteria Department costs based on the number of employees served. It has determined to allocate Janitorial costs before Cafeteria costs. It has the following information about its two service departments and two production departments, Cutting and Assembly: Costs Square Feet Number of Employees Janitorial Department $450,000 100 20 Cafeteria Department 200,000 10,000 10 Cutting Department 1,500,000 2,000 60 Assembly Department 3,000,000 8,000 20 How much of the Janitorial Department's $450,000 costs is allocated to the Cutting Department

Answer 1

Answer:

10% of the Janitorial Department's $450,000 costs is allocated to the Cutting Department

Explanation:

Given:

                                       Costs          Square Feet         Number of Employees

Janitorial Department   $450,000          100                                 20

Cafeteria Department   $200,000       10,000                              10

Cutting Department      $1,500,000       2,000                             60

Assembly Department  $3,000,000      8,000                              20

               

                        Cafeteria                      Cutting                 Assembly           Total

                      Department                department   department

Square feet    10,000                        2,000                 8,000         20,000

% of allocation      50%                          10%                   40%  

                             $\frac{10,000}{20,000}$ × 100          $\frac{2,000}{20,000}$ × 100          $\frac{8,000}{20,000}$  × 100  

Hence, % usage by the cutting department is 10%