Lucia Company has two service departments: Office and Purchasing. Total expenses for the Office is $25,600 and for Purchasing is $40,900. Expenses for the Office are allocated to operating departments based on sales. Expenses for Purchasing are allocated to operating departments based on purchase orders. Department Books Magazines Newspapers Total Office Department Books Allocate the expenses from (a) the Office and (b) Purchasing to each of the company's three operating departments using the given information. Magazines Newspapers Sales $ 210,700 86,000 133,300 $ 430,000 Totals Purchase Orders 1,620 1,080 900 3,600 Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Numerator Denominator % of Total 0 0 0 Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost

Lucia Company has two service departments: Office and Purchasing. Total expenses for the Office is $25,600 and for Purchasing is $40,900. Expenses for the Office are allocated to operating departments based on sales. Expenses for Purchasing are allocated to operating departments based on purchase orders. Department Books Magazines Newspapers Total Office Department Books Allocate the expenses from (a) the Office and (b) Purchasing to each of the company's three operating departments using the given information. Magazines Newspapers Sales $ 210,700 86,000 133,300 $ 430,000 Totals Purchase Orders 1,620 1,080 900 3,600 Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Numerator Denominator % of Total 0 0 0 Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost

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Chapter12: Balanced Scorecard And Other Performance Measures

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