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Phoniex University
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Step-Down Method
Arbon Company has three service departments and two operating departments. Selected data con- cerning the five departments are presented below:
|
Operating |
 |
|
Service Departments                                        Departments |
 |
|
Equipment |
 |
|
Administrative        Janitorial       Maintenance            Prep               Finishing |
Total |
|
Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              $84,000               $67,800              $36,000             $256,100          $498,600 |
$942,500 |
|
Number of employees . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       80                        60                     240                      600                   300 |
1,280 |
|
Square feet of space occupied . . . . . .                  3,000                 12,000               10,000                 20,000              70,000 |
115,000 |
|
Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                                                                                     10,000              30,000 |
40,000 |
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The company allocates service department costs by the step-down method in the following order: Administrative (number of employees), Janitorial (space occupied), and Equipment Maintenance (machine-hours).
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Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the operating departments.
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