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Sunshine Company Has Two Service Departments, Maintenance and Cafeteria, as Well

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Sunshine Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Cafeteria, as well as two production departments, Mixing and Bottling. Maintenance costs are allocated based on square footage, while cafeteria costs are allocated based on number of employees. The following information is also available:  Maintenance  Cafeteria  Mixing  Bottling  Direct dept.costs $210,000$180,000$76,000$85,000 Square footage 1,0002,0004,0003,000 Number of employees 30205040 Direct labor hours 8,0006,000\begin{array} { l l l l l } \text { Maintenance } & & \text { Cafeteria } & \text { Mixing } & \text { Bottling } \\\text { Direct dept.costs } & \$ 210,000 & \$ 180,000 & \$ 76,000 & \$ 85,000 \\\text { Square footage } & 1,000 & 2,000 & 4,000 & 3,000 \\\text { Number of employees }& 30 & 20 & 50 & 40 \\\text { Direct labor hours } & 8,000 & 6,000 & &\end{array} Required:
a. Assuming the direct method is used to allocate costs, determine the amount of each service department's costs allocated to each production department.
b. Determine the cost per direct labor hour for the mixing and bottling departments.

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a. Maintenance:
3,000 + 4,000 = 7,000 sq...

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