(Appendix 4B) Yamane Corporation, a manufacturer, uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, Administration and Facilities, and two operating departments, Assembly and Finishing. Data concerning those departments follow:
Administration Department costs are allocated first on the basis of labor hours and Facilities Department costs are allocated second on the basis of space occupied.
-In the first step of the allocation,the amount of Administration Department cost allocated to the Assembly Department is closest to:
A) $4,476
B) $12,838
C) $11,310
D) $12,180

Question

(Appendix 4B) Yamane Corporation, a manufacturer, uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, Administration and Facilities, and two operating departments, Assembly and Finishing. Data concerning those departments follow:
  Administration Department costs are allocated first on the basis of labor hours and Facilities Department costs are allocated second on the basis of space occupied.
-In the first step of the allocation,the amount of Administration Department cost allocated to the Assembly Department is closest to:
A) $4,476 
B) $12,838 
C) $11,310 
D) $12,180

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Allocation base for Administration costs = 2,000 + 21,000 + 16,000 = 37,000
Allocation base for Facilities costs = 32,000 + 3,000 = 35,000
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(Appendix 4B) Yamane Corporation, a Manufacturer, Uses the Step-Down Method