Mike\'s Battery Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel.
ID: 2481460 • Letter: M
Question
Mike's Battery Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel. Maintenance Department costs of $320,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted maintenance-hours. Personnel Department costs of $80,000 are allocated based on the number of employees. The costs of operating departments A and B are $160,000 and $240,000, respectively. Data on budgeted maintenance-hours and number of employees are as follows:
Support Departments
Production Departments
Maintenance Department
Personnel Department
A
B
Budgeted costs
$320,000
$80,000
$160,000
$240,000
Budgeted maintenance-hours
NA
800
960
640
Number of employees
40
NA
160
480
Using the step-down method, what amount of Maintenance Department cost will be allocated to Department B if the service department with the highest percentage of interdepartmental support service is allocated first?
Support Departments
Production Departments
Maintenance Department
Personnel Department
A
B
Budgeted costs
$320,000
$80,000
$160,000
$240,000
Budgeted maintenance-hours
NA
800
960
640
Number of employees
40
NA
160
480
Explanation / Answer
Allocation of Maintenance department cost to B = 320,000 * 640 /(800+960+640)
= 320,000 *640 /2400
= $ 85333.33