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The Sandal Factory Manufactures Synthetic Sandals for the Younger Market

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The Sandal Factory manufactures synthetic sandals for the younger market.The company is interested in apportioning the following three costs to four departments.These costs are rent ($500?000),depreciation ($25?000)and insurance ($45?000).Rent is driven by floor space,depreciation by machine hours and insurance by value of equipment.Following is the floor space,machine hours and equipment values for the four departments (HR,Quality control,Machining and Assembly):
 HRQualityMachining  AssemblyControl Floor space (sqm)6004008001600 Machine hours 70030023001100 Equipment values $7100$3100$1200$2000\begin{array}{lrrrr}&\text { HR}&\text {Quality}& \text {Machining }& \text { Assembly}\\&&\text {Control}\\ \text { Floor space }(\mathrm{sq} \cdot \mathrm{m}) & 600 & 400 & 800 & 1600 \\\text { Machine hours } & 700 & 300 & 2300 & 1100 \\\text { Equipment values }& \$ 7100 & \$ 3100 & \$ 1200 & \$ 2000\end{array}

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A.How much of each overhead cost is allocated to the four departments?
B.What is the total overhead in each department?

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Rent overhead rate: $500,000 /3400 sq...

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