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True / False Questions

1. For performance evaluation purposes, budgeted service department costs, instead of actual service department costs, should be charged to the operating departments. True False

2. For performance evaluation purposes, the best way to charge the fixed costs of a service department to operating departments is with an allocation base such as direct labor-hours that reflects the actual level of activity for the period. True False

3. Lump-sum charges for service department fixed costs should usually be based on budgeted activity for the forthcoming period. True False

4. Since service departments do not engage in production, there can be no variances in service department costs. True False

5. The variable costs of service departments should typically be charged to operating departments on the basis of the number of units produced in the operating departments. True False

6. All of a service department's actual costs should be allocated or charged to operating departments to ensure that they are fully recovered. True False

Multiple Choice Questions

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7. For performance evaluation purposes, variable costs of service departments should be charged to operating departments at the end of the period on the basis of: A. the actual rate based on peak-period service needed.B. the budgeted rate based on peak-period service needed.C. the actual rate based on actual service provided.D. the budgeted rate based on actual service provided.

8. Fixed service department costs should be charged to operating departments at the end of the period according to which one of the following the formulas? A. Budgeted rate x Budgeted activity.B. Budgeted rate x Actual activity.C. Actual rate x Actual activity.D. Budgeted total cost x Percentage of peak-period capacity required.

9. Piedmont Company has one service department and three operating departments. During a particular year, a substantial variance developed between the actual costs and the budgeted costs of the service department. For performance evaluation purposes, the variance should be: A. allocated to the operating departments on the basis of usage.B. allocated to operating departments, but on some basis other than usage.C. kept in the service department, and not charged to the operating departments at all.D. shared equitably among all departments.

10. Matrix Company has a Maintenance Department that maintains the machines in departments A and B. Next year Department A is budgeted to have 6,000 machine-hours of activity and Department B is budgeted to have 24,000 machine-hours. Fixed costs in the Maintenance Department are budgeted at $60,000 per year and are incurred in order to support peak period activity. Department A requires 25% of the peak period capacity and Department B requires 75% of the peak period capacity. How much of the fixed cost of the Maintenance Department should be charged to Department B? A. $45,000B. $30,000C. $48,000D. $60,000

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11. Norgaard Corporation has two operating divisions: a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Customer Service Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Customer Service Department are budgeted at $70 per order. The Customer Service Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $245,000 for the year. The fixed costs of the Customer Service Department are determined based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Customer Service Department variable costs totaled $348,920 and fixed costs totaled $259,790. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,520 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 3,360 orders for the year. For performance evaluation purposes, how much actual Customer Service Department cost should NOT be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $14,790B. $22,110C. $7,320D. $0

12. Fairview Hospital has a Food Services department that provides food for patients in all other departments of the hospital. For May, variable food costs were budgeted at $3 per meal, based on 15,000 meals served during the month. At the end of the month, it was determined that 16,000 meals had been served at a total cost of $54,000. How much food cost should be charged to the other departments at the end of the month? A. $45,000B. $51,200C. $48,000D. $50,625

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13. Hilbun Corporation has two operating divisions-an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $34 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $371,700 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

How much Logistics Department cost should be charged to the Atlantic Division at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $187,895B. $158,100C. $292,950D. $205,065

14. Janner Corporation has two operating divisions-a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $79 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $302,500 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are determined based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $446,016 and fixed costs totaled $320,930. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,540 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 3,980 orders for the year. For purposes of evaluation performance, how much Order Fulfillment Department cost should be charged to the Commercial Division at the end of the year? A. $526,170B. $546,235C. $532,527D. $552,979

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15. Dunkle Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Paints Division at the end of the year? A. $298,800B. $498,000C. $289,000D. $240,000

16. The fixed costs of Baxter Company's personnel department are allocated to operating departments on the basis of direct labor-hours. The following data have been provided:

The fixed costs of the personnel department are budgeted at $56,000 per year and are incurred in order to support long-run average requirements. How much of this fixed cost should be charged to Operating Department X at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $35,000B. $33,600C. $52,500D. $22,400

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17. Peake Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Stains Division at the end of the year? A. $669,623B. $637,339C. $625,500D. $657,584

18. Wilson Company maintains a cafeteria for its employees. For June, variable food costs were budgeted at $45 per employee based on a budgeted level of 200 employees in other departments. During the month, an average of 190 employees worked in other departments and actual food costs totaled $9,250. How much food cost should be charged to the other departments at the end of the month for performance evaluation purposes? A. $9,000B. $9,250C. $8,550D. $9,737

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19. Omeara Corporation has two operating divisions-an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $48 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $431,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $505,920 and fixed costs totaled $438,080. The Atlantic Division had a total of 3,900 shipments and the Pacific Division had a total of 6,300 shipments for the year. How much Logistics Department cost should be charged to the Pacific Division at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $583,059B. $626,100C. $641,040D. $568,976

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20. Herriott Corporation has two operating divisions-an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $43 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $209,000 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $246,960 and fixed costs totaled $217,870. The Atlantic Division had a total of 3,000 shipments and the Pacific Division had a total of 2,600 shipments for the year. For performance evaluation purposes, how much actual Logistics Department cost should NOT be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $8,870B. $15,030C. $6,160D. $0

Marazzi Corporation has two operating divisions-an East Division and a West Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $47 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $328,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $333,270 and fixed costs totaled $340,240. The East Division had a total of 2,300 shipments and the West Division had a total of 4,600 shipments for the year.

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21. How much Logistics Department cost should be allocated to the West Division at the end of the year? A. $462,650B. $477,360C. $435,267D. $449,007

22. How much actual Logistics Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $0B. $20,610C. $11,640D. $8,970

The Juab Company has a Freight Department that delivers scrap metal from salvage yards to its two fabricating facilities--the Emory Plant and the Salina Plant. Operating data for the two plants for last year follow:

Budgeted costs consist of $150,000 fixed costs and $0.50 variable cost for each ton of scrap delivered to the plants. Actual costs incurred in the Freight Department were $52,800 variable, and $165,000 fixed. Juab allocates variable and fixed service department costs separately. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by peak-period needs. The Emory Plant requires 40% of the peak-period capacity and the Salina Plant requires 60%.

23. How much fixed Freight Department costs should be charged to the Emory Plant at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $60,000B. $65,625C. $66,000D. $56,250

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24. How much variable Freight Department costs should be charged to the Salina Plant at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $30,000B. $33,000C. $25,000D. $22,500

25. How much of the actual Freight Department cost should not be charged to either plant at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $0B. $15,000C. $17,800D. $27,800

Lindon Hospital has a Food Services Department that provides meals for all patients in the hospital. Budgeted and actual meals served for June follow:

The budgeted variable cost of meals for June was $75,000; the actual variable cost of meals for the month was $97,500.

26. How much Food Services cost should be charged to the Surgical Department at the end of June for performance evaluation purposes? A. $71,250B. $74,100C. $50,000D. $52,000

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27. How much of the actual Food Services cost for June should be kept in the Food Services Department and not be charged to the other departments for performance evaluation purposes? A. $22,500B. $3,000C. $3,750D. $0

Gunnison Foods has two operating departments, Processing and Packaging. It also has a Housekeeping Department that serves the two operating departments. The costs of the Housekeeping Department are all variable and are allocated to the operating departments on the basis of the number of employees. Data for last year follow:

The budgeted costs of the Housekeeping Department were $40,800 and the actual costs were $44,980.

28. How much Housekeeping Department cost should have been charged to Packaging at the end of last year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $26,988B. $25,600C. $17,340D. $27,680

29. How much of the actual Housekeeping Department costs should not have been charged to the operating departments for performance evaluation purposes? A. $4,180B. $0C. $18,460D. $3,380

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Boudrie Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined by the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

30. How much Maintenance Department cost should be allocated to the Stains Division at the end of the year? A. $578,735B. $648,836C. $564,170D. $664,006

31. How much actual Maintenance Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $22,632B. $0C. $17,602D. $5,030

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Fixed costs budgeted for Caldwell Company's Maintenance Department for the year totaled $480,000; actual fixed costs for the year totaled $510,000. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by peak-period requirements. The Milling Department requires 1/3 of the peak-period capacity and the Assembly Department requires 2/3.

32. How much fixed maintenance cost should be charged to the Assembly Department at the end of the year for purposes of measuring performance? A. $320,000B. $340,000C. $360,000D. $382,500

33. How much of the actual fixed maintenance cost for the year should be kept in the Maintenance Department and not allocated to the other departments for performance evaluation purposes? A. $0B. $30,000C. $90,000D. $85,000

Higuera Corporation has two operating divisions-a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $28 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $280,800 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $152,810 and fixed costs totaled $286,580. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,720 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 3,460 orders for the year.

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34. How much Order Fulfillment Department cost should be allocated to the Commercial Division at the end of the year? A. $284,441B. $274,018C. $293,492D. $265,360

35. How much actual Order Fulfillment Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $0B. $5,780C. $13,550D. $7,770

Essay Questions

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36. Scuderi Corporation has two operating divisions-an Inland Division and a Coast Division. The company's Customer Service Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Customer Service Department are budgeted at $29 per order. The Customer Service Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $381,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Customer Service Department are determined based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Customer Service Department variable costs totaled $219,905 and fixed costs totaled $383,860. The Inland Division had a total of 1,520 orders and the Coast Division had a total of 5,690 orders for the year.

Required:

a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Customer Service Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year.

b. How much of the actual Customer Service Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

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37. Warehouse Services is a service department in the Werner Company, providing storage service to three operating departments. The company charges the costs of this department to operating departments on the basis of cubic feet occupied.Last year, Warehouse Services budgeted variable storage cost of $0.15 per cubic foot occupied. The budgeted total fixed cost was $120,000, and was determined by the long-term storage needs of the operating departments. Actual storage space occupied during the year, along with long-term storage needs of operating departments, is given below:

Actual variable storage costs amounted to $0.16 per cubic foot occupied. Actual fixed storage costs were $123,000.

Required:

a. Compute the amount of variable storage cost that should be charged to each operating department at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.b. Compute the amount of fixed storage cost that should be charged to each operating department at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.

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38. Trenron, Inc. has a maintenance department that provides services to the company's two operating departments. The variable costs of the maintenance department are charged on the basis of the number of maintenance hours logged in each department. Last year, budgeted variable maintenance costs were $8.60 per maintenance hour and actual variable maintenance costs were $8.75 per maintenance hour.The budgeted and actual maintenance hours for each operating department for last year appear below:

Required:

a. Compute the amount of variable maintenance department cost that should have been charged to each operating department at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.b. Compute the amount of actual variable maintenance department cost that should not have been charged to the operating departments at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.

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39. Kosek Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

Required:

a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Maintenance Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year.b. How much of the actual Maintenance Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

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40. Leslie Company operates a cafeteria for the benefit of its employees. The company subsidizes the cafeteria heavily by allowing employees to purchase meals at greatly reduced prices. Budgeted and actual costs in the cafeteria for the year just ended are as follows:

*Unrecovered cost after deducting amounts received from employees.

Costs of the cafeteria are charged to producing departments on the basis of the number of employees in these departments. Fixed costs are charged on the basis of the peak-period number of employees. Data on employees in the company's producing departments follows:

Required:

a. Compute the dollar amount of variable and fixed costs that should be charged to each of the producing departments at the end of the year for purposes of evaluating performance.b. Identify the amount, if any, of actual costs that should not be charged to the operating departments.

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41. Redder Company has a purchasing department that provides services to two factories located in Fargo and the other in Custer. Budgeted costs for the purchasing department consist of $55,000 per year of fixed costs and $8 per purchase order for variable costs. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by the peak-period requirements. The Fargo factory requires 40% of the peak-period capacity and the Custer factory requires 60%.

During the coming year, 1,800 purchase orders were processed for the Fargo factory and 2,700 purchase orders for the Custer factory.

Required:

Compute the amount of purchasing department cost that should be charged to each factory for the year.

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42. Zindell Corporation has two operating divisions-a North Division and a South Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $33 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $369,200 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $307,050 and fixed costs totaled $374,720. The North Division had a total of 3,900 shipments and the South Division had a total of 5,000 shipments for the year.

Required:

a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Logistics Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year.

b. How much of the actual Logistics Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

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Chapter 11 Appendix B Service Department Charges Answer Key

True / False Questions

1. For performance evaluation purposes, budgeted service department costs, instead of actual service department costs, should be charged to the operating departments. TRUE

AACSB: Reflective ThinkingAICPA BB: Critical ThinkingAICPA FN: MeasurementBloom's: ComprehensionLearning Objective: 11B-06 Charge operating departments for services provided by service departmentsLevel: Medium

2. For performance evaluation purposes, the best way to charge the fixed costs of a service department to operating departments is with an allocation base such as direct labor-hours that reflects the actual level of activity for the period. FALSE


3. Lump-sum charges for service department fixed costs should usually be based on budgeted activity for the forthcoming period. FALSE


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4. Since service departments do not engage in production, there can be no variances in service department costs. FALSE


5. The variable costs of service departments should typically be charged to operating departments on the basis of the number of units produced in the operating departments. FALSE

AACSB: Reflective ThinkingAICPA BB: Critical ThinkingAICPA FN: MeasurementBloom's: ComprehensionLearning Objective: 11B-06 Charge operating departments for services provided by service departmentsLevel: Hard

6. All of a service department's actual costs should be allocated or charged to operating departments to ensure that they are fully recovered. FALSE

AACSB: Reflective ThinkingAICPA BB: Critical ThinkingAICPA FN: MeasurementBloom's: ComprehensionLearning Objective: 11B-06 Charge operating departments for services provided by service departmentsLevel: Hard

Multiple Choice Questions

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7. For performance evaluation purposes, variable costs of service departments should be charged to operating departments at the end of the period on the basis of: A. the actual rate based on peak-period service needed.B. the budgeted rate based on peak-period service needed.C. the actual rate based on actual service provided.D. the budgeted rate based on actual service provided.


8. Fixed service department costs should be charged to operating departments at the end of the period according to which one of the following the formulas? A. Budgeted rate x Budgeted activity.B. Budgeted rate x Actual activity.C. Actual rate x Actual activity.D. Budgeted total cost x Percentage of peak-period capacity required.


9. Piedmont Company has one service department and three operating departments. During a particular year, a substantial variance developed between the actual costs and the budgeted costs of the service department. For performance evaluation purposes, the variance should be: A. allocated to the operating departments on the basis of usage.B. allocated to operating departments, but on some basis other than usage.C. kept in the service department, and not charged to the operating departments at all.D. shared equitably among all departments.


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10. Matrix Company has a Maintenance Department that maintains the machines in departments A and B. Next year Department A is budgeted to have 6,000 machine-hours of activity and Department B is budgeted to have 24,000 machine-hours. Fixed costs in the Maintenance Department are budgeted at $60,000 per year and are incurred in order to support peak period activity. Department A requires 25% of the peak period capacity and Department B requires 75% of the peak period capacity. How much of the fixed cost of the Maintenance Department should be charged to Department B? A. $45,000B. $30,000C. $48,000D. $60,000

Allocation of Maintenance Department fixed costs to Department B = 75% $60,000 = $45,000

AACSB: AnalyticAICPA BB: Critical ThinkingAICPA FN: MeasurementBloom's: ApplicationLearning Objective: 11B-06 Charge operating departments for services provided by service departmentsLevel: Medium

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11. Norgaard Corporation has two operating divisions: a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Customer Service Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Customer Service Department are budgeted at $70 per order. The Customer Service Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $245,000 for the year. The fixed costs of the Customer Service Department are determined based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Customer Service Department variable costs totaled $348,920 and fixed costs totaled $259,790. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,520 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 3,360 orders for the year. For performance evaluation purposes, how much actual Customer Service Department cost should NOT be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $14,790B. $22,110C. $7,320D. $0

Total spending variance not charged to the operating divisions = $7,320 + $14,790 = $22,110


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12. Fairview Hospital has a Food Services department that provides food for patients in all other departments of the hospital. For May, variable food costs were budgeted at $3 per meal, based on 15,000 meals served during the month. At the end of the month, it was determined that 16,000 meals had been served at a total cost of $54,000. How much food cost should be charged to the other departments at the end of the month? A. $45,000B. $51,200C. $48,000D. $50,625

Total variable cost charged to the operating departments = $3 per meal 16,000 meals = $48,000


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13. Hilbun Corporation has two operating divisions-an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $34 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $371,700 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

How much Logistics Department cost should be charged to the Atlantic Division at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $187,895B. $158,100C. $292,950D. $205,065

AACSB: AnalyticAICPA BB: Critical ThinkingAICPA FN: MeasurementBloom's: ApplicationLearning Objective: 11B-06 Charge operating departments for services provided by service departmentsLevel: Easy

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14. Janner Corporation has two operating divisions-a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $79 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $302,500 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are determined based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $446,016 and fixed costs totaled $320,930. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,540 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 3,980 orders for the year. For purposes of evaluation performance, how much Order Fulfillment Department cost should be charged to the Commercial Division at the end of the year? A. $526,170B. $546,235C. $532,527D. $552,979


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15. Dunkle Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Paints Division at the end of the year? A. $298,800B. $498,000C. $289,000D. $240,000


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16. The fixed costs of Baxter Company's personnel department are allocated to operating departments on the basis of direct labor-hours. The following data have been provided:

The fixed costs of the personnel department are budgeted at $56,000 per year and are incurred in order to support long-run average requirements. How much of this fixed cost should be charged to Operating Department X at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $35,000B. $33,600C. $52,500D. $22,400

Percentage of long-run average requirements for Operating Department X= 15,000 DLHs/(15,000 DLHs + 10,000 DLHs) = 60%Fixed cost of personnel department allocated to Operating Department X= 60% $56,000 = $33,600


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17. Peake Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Stains Division at the end of the year? A. $669,623B. $637,339C. $625,500D. $657,584


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18. Wilson Company maintains a cafeteria for its employees. For June, variable food costs were budgeted at $45 per employee based on a budgeted level of 200 employees in other departments. During the month, an average of 190 employees worked in other departments and actual food costs totaled $9,250. How much food cost should be charged to the other departments at the end of the month for performance evaluation purposes? A. $9,000B. $9,250C. $8,550D. $9,737

Total variable food costs allocated to other departments = 190 employees $45 per employee = $8,550


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19. Omeara Corporation has two operating divisions-an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $48 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $431,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $505,920 and fixed costs totaled $438,080. The Atlantic Division had a total of 3,900 shipments and the Pacific Division had a total of 6,300 shipments for the year. How much Logistics Department cost should be charged to the Pacific Division at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $583,059B. $626,100C. $641,040D. $568,976


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20. Herriott Corporation has two operating divisions-an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $43 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $209,000 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $246,960 and fixed costs totaled $217,870. The Atlantic Division had a total of 3,000 shipments and the Pacific Division had a total of 2,600 shipments for the year. For performance evaluation purposes, how much actual Logistics Department cost should NOT be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $8,870B. $15,030C. $6,160D. $0

15,600 actual shipments $43 per shipment = $240,800



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Marazzi Corporation has two operating divisions-an East Division and a West Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $47 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $328,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $333,270 and fixed costs totaled $340,240. The East Division had a total of 2,300 shipments and the West Division had a total of 4,600 shipments for the year.

21. How much Logistics Department cost should be allocated to the West Division at the end of the year? A. $462,650B. $477,360C. $435,267D. $449,007


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22. How much actual Logistics Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $0B. $20,610C. $11,640D. $8,970

16,900 actual shipments $47 per shipment = $324,300



The Juab Company has a Freight Department that delivers scrap metal from salvage yards to its two fabricating facilities--the Emory Plant and the Salina Plant. Operating data for the two plants for last year follow:

Budgeted costs consist of $150,000 fixed costs and $0.50 variable cost for each ton of scrap delivered to the plants. Actual costs incurred in the Freight Department were $52,800 variable, and $165,000 fixed. Juab allocates variable and fixed service department costs separately. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by peak-period needs. The Emory Plant requires 40% of the peak-period capacity and the Salina Plant requires 60%.

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23. How much fixed Freight Department costs should be charged to the Emory Plant at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $60,000B. $65,625C. $66,000D. $56,250


24. How much variable Freight Department costs should be charged to the Salina Plant at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $30,000B. $33,000C. $25,000D. $22,500


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25. How much of the actual Freight Department cost should not be charged to either plant at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $0B. $15,000C. $17,800D. $27,800

180,000 actual tons $0.50 per ton = $40,000

Total spending variance not charged to either plant = $12,800 + $15,000 = $27,800

AACSB: AnalyticAICPA BB: Critical ThinkingAICPA FN: MeasurementBloom's: ApplicationLearning Objective: 11B-06 Charge operating departments for services provided by service departmentsLevel: Hard

Lindon Hospital has a Food Services Department that provides meals for all patients in the hospital. Budgeted and actual meals served for June follow:

The budgeted variable cost of meals for June was $75,000; the actual variable cost of meals for the month was $97,500.

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26. How much Food Services cost should be charged to the Surgical Department at the end of June for performance evaluation purposes? A. $71,250B. $74,100C. $50,000D. $52,000

Budgeted variable cost per meal = $75,000 60,000 meals = $1.25 per meal


27. How much of the actual Food Services cost for June should be kept in the Food Services Department and not be charged to the other departments for performance evaluation purposes? A. $22,500B. $3,000C. $3,750D. $0

Budgeted variable cost per meal = $75,000 60,000 meals = $1.25 per meal


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Gunnison Foods has two operating departments, Processing and Packaging. It also has a Housekeeping Department that serves the two operating departments. The costs of the Housekeeping Department are all variable and are allocated to the operating departments on the basis of the number of employees. Data for last year follow:

The budgeted costs of the Housekeeping Department were $40,800 and the actual costs were $44,980.

28. How much Housekeeping Department cost should have been charged to Packaging at the end of last year for performance evaluation purposes? A. $26,988B. $25,600C. $17,340D. $27,680

Budgeted variable cost per employee = $40,800 (1,700 employees + 3,400 employees) = $8 per employee


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29. How much of the actual Housekeeping Department costs should not have been charged to the operating departments for performance evaluation purposes? A. $4,180B. $0C. $18,460D. $3,380

Budgeted variable cost per employee = $40,800 (1,700 employees + 3,400 employees) = $8 per employee


Boudrie Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined by the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

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30. How much Maintenance Department cost should be allocated to the Stains Division at the end of the year? A. $578,735B. $648,836C. $564,170D. $664,006


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31. How much actual Maintenance Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $22,632B. $0C. $17,602D. $5,030

Total spending variance not allocated to the operating divisions = $17,602 + $5,030 = $22,632


Fixed costs budgeted for Caldwell Company's Maintenance Department for the year totaled $480,000; actual fixed costs for the year totaled $510,000. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by peak-period requirements. The Milling Department requires 1/3 of the peak-period capacity and the Assembly Department requires 2/3.

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32. How much fixed maintenance cost should be charged to the Assembly Department at the end of the year for purposes of measuring performance? A. $320,000B. $340,000C. $360,000D. $382,500


33. How much of the actual fixed maintenance cost for the year should be kept in the Maintenance Department and not allocated to the other departments for performance evaluation purposes? A. $0B. $30,000C. $90,000D. $85,000


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Higuera Corporation has two operating divisions-a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $28 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $280,800 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $152,810 and fixed costs totaled $286,580. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,720 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 3,460 orders for the year.

34. How much Order Fulfillment Department cost should be allocated to the Commercial Division at the end of the year? A. $284,441B. $274,018C. $293,492D. $265,360


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35. How much actual Order Fulfillment Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year? A. $0B. $5,780C. $13,550D. $7,770

Total spending variance not allocated to the operating divisions = $7,770 + $5,780 = $13,550


Essay Questions

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36. Scuderi Corporation has two operating divisions-an Inland Division and a Coast Division. The company's Customer Service Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Customer Service Department are budgeted at $29 per order. The Customer Service Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $381,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Customer Service Department are determined based on the peak period orders.

At the end of the year, actual Customer Service Department variable costs totaled $219,905 and fixed costs totaled $383,860. The Inland Division had a total of 1,520 orders and the Coast Division had a total of 5,690 orders for the year.

Required:

a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Customer Service Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year.

b. How much of the actual Customer Service Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

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a. The operating divisions would be charged the following amounts at the end of the year:

b. The uncharged costs are:

The spending variance represents the difference between the Customer Service Department's actual costs and what those costs should have been, given the actual level of activity. This difference is properly the responsibility of the Customer Service Department and should not be charged to the operating divisions.


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37. Warehouse Services is a service department in the Werner Company, providing storage service to three operating departments. The company charges the costs of this department to operating departments on the basis of cubic feet occupied.Last year, Warehouse Services budgeted variable storage cost of $0.15 per cubic foot occupied. The budgeted total fixed cost was $120,000, and was determined by the long-term storage needs of the operating departments. Actual storage space occupied during the year, along with long-term storage needs of operating departments, is given below:

Actual variable storage costs amounted to $0.16 per cubic foot occupied. Actual fixed storage costs were $123,000.

Required:

a. Compute the amount of variable storage cost that should be charged to each operating department at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.b. Compute the amount of fixed storage cost that should be charged to each operating department at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.

a. Dept X: 160,000 cubic feet $0.15 per cubic foot = $24,000Dept Y: 590,000 cubic feet $0.15 per cubic foot = $88,500Dept Z: 750,000 cubic feet $0.15 per cubic foot = $112,500

b. Dept X: 200/1600 $120,000 = $15,000Dept Y: 600/1600 $120,000 = $45,000Dept Z: 800/1600 $120,000 = $60,000


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38. Trenron, Inc. has a maintenance department that provides services to the company's two operating departments. The variable costs of the maintenance department are charged on the basis of the number of maintenance hours logged in each department. Last year, budgeted variable maintenance costs were $8.60 per maintenance hour and actual variable maintenance costs were $8.75 per maintenance hour.The budgeted and actual maintenance hours for each operating department for last year appear below:

Required:

a. Compute the amount of variable maintenance department cost that should have been charged to each operating department at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.b. Compute the amount of actual variable maintenance department cost that should not have been charged to the operating departments at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes.


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39. Kosek Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below:

Required:

a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Maintenance Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year.b. How much of the actual Maintenance Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

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a. The operating divisions would be charged the following amounts at the end of the year:


The spending variance represents the difference between the Maintenance Department's actual costs and what those costs should have been, given the actual level of activity. This difference is the responsibility of the Maintenance Department and should not be charged to the operating divisions.


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40. Leslie Company operates a cafeteria for the benefit of its employees. The company subsidizes the cafeteria heavily by allowing employees to purchase meals at greatly reduced prices. Budgeted and actual costs in the cafeteria for the year just ended are as follows:

*Unrecovered cost after deducting amounts received from employees.

Costs of the cafeteria are charged to producing departments on the basis of the number of employees in these departments. Fixed costs are charged on the basis of the peak-period number of employees. Data on employees in the company's producing departments follows:

Required:

a. Compute the dollar amount of variable and fixed costs that should be charged to each of the producing departments at the end of the year for purposes of evaluating performance.b. Identify the amount, if any, of actual costs that should not be charged to the operating departments.

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a. Variable costs are charged at the budgeted rate of $625 per employee. Fixed costs are charged in predetermined lump-sum amounts.

b. The remaining amounts of variable and fixed costs are variances that should not be charged:


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41. Redder Company has a purchasing department that provides services to two factories located in Fargo and the other in Custer. Budgeted costs for the purchasing department consist of $55,000 per year of fixed costs and $8 per purchase order for variable costs. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by the peak-period requirements. The Fargo factory requires 40% of the peak-period capacity and the Custer factory requires 60%.

During the coming year, 1,800 purchase orders were processed for the Fargo factory and 2,700 purchase orders for the Custer factory.

Required:

Compute the amount of purchasing department cost that should be charged to each factory for the year.


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42. Zindell Corporation has two operating divisions-a North Division and a South Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $33 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $369,200 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand.

At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $307,050 and fixed costs totaled $374,720. The North Division had a total of 3,900 shipments and the South Division had a total of 5,000 shipments for the year.

Required:

a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Logistics Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year.

b. How much of the actual Logistics Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

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a. The operating divisions would be charged the following costs at the end of the year:


The spending variance represents the difference between the Logistics Department's actual costs and what those costs should have been, given the actual level of activity. This difference is properly the responsibility of the Logistics Department and should not be charged to the operating divisions.


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