University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and Developi
ng). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each. The following data appear in the company records for the current period: Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing Machine-hours — 1,000 1,000 3,000 Labor-hours 500 — 500 2,000 Department direct costs $ 13,000 $ 38,250 $ 47,000 $ 31,500 University Printers estimates that the variable costs in the Personnel Department total $15,000 and in the Maintenance Department variable costs total $7,600. Avoidable fixed costs in the Personnel Department are $5,700. Required: If University Printers outsources the Personnel Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Options B, C, D are wrong because income statement, retained earnings statement, and statement of cash flows is prepared for a specific period. For example, an accounting year or a fiscal year. As a company is operating throughout the year, it can generate income, expenses, and dividends.
On the other hand, assets and liabilities are valued on a specific date. Therefore, option A (balance sheet) is correct.
