Answer:
The amount of Purchasing department expense to be allocated to Fabrication is $31,500.
Explanation:
Note: The data in this question are merged together. They are therefore sorted before answering the question as follows:
Purchasing Maintenance Fabrication Assembly
Operating costs $42,000 $24,000 $106,000 $72,000
No. of purchase orders 15 5
Sq. ft. of space 3,800 2,200
The explanation of the answer is now given as follows:
Amount allocated to Fabrication = Purchasing department expense * (No. of purchase orders by Fabrication / (No. of purchase orders by Fabrication + No. of purchase orders by Assembly)) = $42,000 * (15 / (15 + 5)) = $31,500
Therefore, the amount of Purchasing department expense to be allocated to Fabrication is $31,500.
