Sequential (Step) Method of Support Department Cost Allocation
Valron Company has two support departments, Human Resources and General Factory, and two producing departments, Fabricating and Assembly.
Support Departments | Producing Departments | ||||
Human Resources |
General Factory |
Fabricating | Assembly | ||
Direct costs | $180,000 | $310,000 | $114,400 | $99,000 | |
Normal activity: | |||||
Number of employees | — | 40 | 70 | 150 | |
Square footage | 1,800 | — | 5,000 | 13,500 |
Resources Department are allocated on the basis of number of
employees, and the costs of General Factory are allocated on the
basis of square footage. Now assume that Valron Company uses the
sequential method to allocate support department costs. The support
departments are ranked in order of highest cost to lowest cost.
Required:
1. Calculate the allocation ratios (rounded to four significant digits) for the four departments using the sequential method. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations.
Proportion of Driver Used by | ||||
Human Resources | General Factory | Fabricating | Assembly | |
Human Resources | ||||
General Factory |
2. Using the sequential method, allocate the costs of the Human Resources and General Factory departments to the Fabricating and Assembly departments. If an amount is zero, enter"0". Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Support Departments | Producing Departments | ||||
Human Resources | General Factory | Fabricating | Assembly | ||
Direct costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | |
Allocate: | |||||
General Factory | |||||
Human Resources | |||||
Total after allocation | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Solution 1:
Proportion of Driver Used by | ||||
Human Resources | General Factory | Fabricating | Assembly | |
Human Resources | 0 | 0 | 0.3182 | 0.6818 |
General Factory | 0.0887 | 0 | 0.2463 | 0.6650 |
solution 2:
Particulars | Support Departments | Producing Departments | ||
Human Resources | General Factory | Fabricating | Assembly | |
Direct costs | $180,000 | $310,000 | $114,400 | $99,000 |
Allocate: | ||||
General Factory | $27,488 | -$310,000 | $76,355 | $206,158 |
Human Resources | -$207,488 | $66,018.91 | $141,469 | |
Total after allocation | $0 | $0 | $256,774 | $446,627 |
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