Question

Use this information for ABC Corporation to answer the question that follow. ABC Corporation has three service departments with the following costs and activity base: Service Department Cost Activity Base for Allocation Graphics Production $200,000 number of copies made Accounting 500,000 number of invoices processed Personnel 400,000 number of employees ABC has three operating divisions, Micro, Macro and Super. Their revenue, cost and activity information is as follows: Micro Macro Super Direct revenues $700,000 $850,000 $650,000 Direct operating expenses $50,000 $70,000 $100,000 Number of copies made 20,000 30,000 50,000 Number of invoices processed 700 800 500 Number of employees 130 145 125

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

The question is:

1. What is the service department charge rate for Graphics Production?

a.$10.00

b.$2.00

c.$0.50

d.$6.66

The service department charge for Graphics Production will be calculated by dividing the cost of graphic production by the total number of copies that are made. This will be:

= $200000/(20000 + 30000 + 50000)

= $200,000 / 100,000

= $2 per copy

2. How much service department cost will be allocated to the Micro Division?

a.$200,000

b.$145,000

c.$345,000

d.$60,000

The service department cost that is allocated to the Micro Division will be calculated as:

= [20000 x ($200000/100000)] + [700 x ($500000/2000)] + [130 x ($400000/400)]

= (20000 × 2) + (700 × 250) + (130 × 1000)

= $40000 + $175000 + $130000

= $345000