For the last quarter of 2020, Carica’s cost records indicate the following:   Materials Requisitions (MR) Utility Services (US) Machining Assembly Total Budgeted overhead costs before any inter- department cost allocations $200,000 $1,000,000 $5,456,000 $7,458,000 $14,114,000 Support work supplied by MR (Number of requisitions) 0 25% 40% 35% 100% Support work supplied by US (Power costs) 10% 0 30% 60% 100%   Questions: 1. Allocate the two support departments’ costs to the two operating departments using the following methods:  a.Direct method. b. Step-down method (allocate MR first). c. Step-down method (allocate US first) d. The Algebraic.  Answer quickly

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For the last quarter of 2020, Carica’s cost records indicate the following:

 

Materials

Requisitions (MR)

Utility

Services (US)

Machining

Assembly

Total

Budgeted overhead costs before any inter- department cost

allocations

$200,000

$1,000,000

$5,456,000

$7,458,000

$14,114,000

Support work supplied by MR (Number of

requisitions)

0

25%

40%

35%

100%

Support work

supplied by US (Power costs)

10%

0

30%

60%

100%

 

Questions:

1. Allocate the two support departments’ costs to the two operating departments using the following methods: 

a.Direct method.

b. Step-down method (allocate MR first).

c. Step-down method (allocate US first)

d. The Algebraic. 

Answer quickly

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