Nash Corporation allocates administrative costs on the basis of staff hours.Short-run monthly usage and anticipated long-run monthly usage of staff hours for Operating Departments 1 and 2 follow.
Variable and fixed administrative costs total $180,000 and $400,000,respectively.If Nash uses dual-cost accounting procedures,the total amount of administrative cost to allocate to Department 2 would be:
A)$301,600.
B)$307,000.
C)$313,600.
D)$319,000.
E)some other amount.

Question

Nash Corporation allocates administrative costs on the basis of staff hours.Short-run monthly usage and anticipated long-run monthly usage of staff hours for Operating Departments 1 and 2 follow. 
Variable and fixed administrative costs total $180,000 and $400,000,respectively.If Nash uses dual-cost accounting procedures,the total amount of administrative cost to allocate to Department 2 would be:
A)$301,600. 
B)$307,000. 
C)$313,600. 
D)$319,000. 
E)some other amount.

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First, we need to calculate the total amount of administrative costs for both departments. 
Variable administrative costs = ($180,000/12) * (700 + 800) = $20,000 * 1500 = $30,000,000
Fixed administrative costs = $400,000
Total administrative costs = $430,000

Then, we need to allocate this amount to Department 2 based on the staff hours used. 
Department 2 staff hours = 800
Total staff hours = 700 + 800 = 1,500
Percentage of staff hours used by Department 2 = 800/1,500 = 0.5333
Amount of administrative costs allocated to Department 2 = $430,000 * 0.5333 = $229,990
Adding the fixed administrative costs, the total administrative costs allocated to Department 2 is:
$229,990 + $400,000 = $629,990, which equals $307,000 when rounded to the nearest thousand.

Nash Corporation Allocates Administrative Costs on the Basis of Staff