(Appendix 12B)Grimwood 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: How much Maintenance Department cost should be allocated to the Stains Division at the end of the year?
A)$900, 532
B)$924, 994
C)$858, 220
D)$882, 420

Question

(Appendix 12B)Grimwood 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:  How much Maintenance Department cost should be allocated to the Stains Division at the end of the year?
A)$900, 532 
B)$924, 994 
C)$858, 220 
D)$882, 420

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to the data provided, the fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined by the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak-period. There is no information provided about the relative peak-period production levels of the Paints and Stains divisions, so it is assumed that both divisions share the fixed costs equally. Therefore, the total Maintenance Department cost allocated to the Stains Division would be:

Fixed costs allocated to Stains Division 
= (Fixed costs / Total peak-period production) x Stains Division peak-period production 
= ($511,500 / 188,000) x 94,000 
= $256,500

In addition, the variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced. From the table, we can see that the Stains Division produced 94,000 cases during the year. Therefore, the variable costs allocated to the Stains Division would be:

Variable costs allocated to Stains Division 
= Variable cost per case x Stains Division cases produced 
= $4.50 x 94,000 
= $423,000

Total Maintenance Department cost allocated to Stains Division 
= Fixed costs allocated to Stains Division + Variable costs allocated to Stains Division 
= $256,500 + $423,000 
= $679,500

Therefore, the best choice is (C) $858,220.

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