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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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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 |
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Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 30,000 |
40,000 |
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).
Required:
Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the operating departments.
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