Correl Company's power plant provides electricity for its two operating departments, A and B. The year 2015 budget for the power plant shows:
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Required:
a. Compute the power plant costs allocated to A and B using the single-rate method with budgeted usage as the allocation base.
b. Compute the power plant costs allocated to A and B using the dual-rate method with actual usage as the allocation base for variable costs and budgeted usage as the allocation base for fixed costs.
c. From the standpoint of Departments A and B, what are the two main benefits of the dual-rate method?

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Correl Company's power plant provides electricity for its two operating departments, A and B. The year 2015 budget for the power plant shows:
‪
  
Required:
a. Compute the power plant costs allocated to A and B using the single-rate method with budgeted usage as the allocation base.
b. Compute the power plant costs allocated to A and B using the dual-rate method with actual usage as the allocation base for variable costs and budgeted usage as the allocation base for fixed costs.
c. From the standpoint of Departments A and B, what are the two main benefits of the dual-rate method?

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The Answer of Correl Company's power plant provides electricity for its two operating departments, A and B. The year 2015 budget for the power plant shows:
‪
  
Required:
a. Compute the power plant costs allocated to A and B using the single-rate method with budgeted usage as the allocation base.
b. Compute the power plant costs allocated to A and B using the dual-rate method with actual usage as the allocation base for variable costs and budgeted usage as the allocation base for fixed costs.
c. From the standpoint of Departments A and B, what are the two main benefits of the dual-rate method?

Correl Company's Power Plant Provides Electricity for Its Two Operating