Marks Corporation has two operating departments, Drilling and Grinding, and an office. The three categories of office expenses are allocated to the two departments using different allocation bases. The following information is available for the current period:
Office Expenses | Total | Allocation Basis | |||||||||
Salaries | $ | 45,000 | Number of employees | ||||||||
Depreciation | 31,000 | Cost of goods sold | |||||||||
Advertising | 65,000 | Net sales | |||||||||
Item | Drilling | Grinding | Total | ||||||
Number of employees | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
Net sales | $ | 376,000 | $ | 564,000 | $ | 940,000 | |||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 129,200 | $ | 210,800 | $ | 340,000 | |||
The amount of depreciation that should be allocated to Drilling for the current period is: |
Cost of goods sold of Drilling = $129,200
Total cost of goods sold = $340,000
Depreciation expense = $31,000
Depreciation expense to be allocated to Drilling = Depreciation expense x Cost of goods sold of Drilling/Total cost of goods sold
= 31,000 x 129,200/340,000
= $11,780
The amount of depreciation that should be allocated to Drilling for the current period is = $11,780
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