Exam 22: Service Department Charges

Levar Corporation has two operating divisions--a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $73 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $470,400 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are determined based on the peak period orders. At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $621,600 and fixed costs totaled $473,970. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,840 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 6,560 orders for the year. For purposes of evaluation performance, how much Order Fulfillment Department cost should be charged to the Commercial Division at the end of the year?

Azotea Corporation has two operating divisions--a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $56 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $233,700 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted based on the peak-period orders. At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $237,390 and fixed costs totaled $239,140. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,240 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 2,860 orders for the year. How much actual Order Fulfillment Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year?

Gretter Corporation has two operating divisions--an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $36 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $399,600 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand. At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $305,040 and fixed costs totaled $418,680. The Atlantic Division had a total of 2,600 shipments and the Pacific Division had a total of 5,600 shipments for the year. For performance evaluation purposes, how much actual Logistics Department cost should NOT be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year?

Frame Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions--the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined by the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak-period. Data appear below: How much actual Maintenance Department cost should not be allocated to the operating divisions at the end of the year?

Lakeside Nursing Home has two operating departments, Custodial Care and Rehabilitation. It also has a Housekeeping Department that serves the two operating departments. The costs of the Housekeeping Department are all variable and are charged to the operating departments on the basis of labor-hours. Data for September follow: The budgeted costs of the Housekeeping Department for September were $24,000 and the actual costs were $29,760. How much Housekeeping Department cost should be charged to Rehabilitation at the end of September?

All charges for services computed using budgeted rather than actual rates should be removed from an operating department's performance report.

Frame Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions--the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are determined by the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak-period. Data appear below: How much Maintenance Department cost should be allocated to the Stains Division at the end of the year?

Erholm Corporation has two operating divisions--an Atlantic Division and a Pacific Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $31 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $411,800 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand. At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $290,700 and fixed costs totaled $431,950. The Atlantic Division had a total of 3,900 shipments and the Pacific Division had a total of 5,100 shipments for the year. How much Logistics Department cost should be charged to the Pacific Division at the end of the year for performance evaluation purposes?

Oaks Company maintains a cafeteria for its employees. For June, variable food costs were budgeted at $48 per employee based on a budgeted level of 1,000 employees in other departments. During the month, an average of 1,100 employees worked in other departments. The cafeteria's total food costs for the month came to $57,750. How much food cost should be charged to the other departments at the end of the month for performance evaluation purposes?

Ghia Manufacturing Corporation charges its Maintenance Department's service costs to two operating departments, Fabrication and Assembly. Charges are made on the basis of machine-hours. Information pertaining to machine-hours for the year follows: The following costs pertain to the Maintenance Department: For performance evaluation purposes, how much of the Maintenance Department's variable cost should be charged to the Fabrication Department at year-end?

In service department cost allocations, sales dollars should be used as an allocation base whenever possible.

Cannata Corporation has two operating divisions--a North Division and a South Division. The company's Logistics Department services both divisions. The variable costs of the Logistics Department are budgeted at $32 per shipment. The Logistics Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $372,300 for the year. The fixed costs of the Logistics Department are determined based on peak-period demand. At the end of the year, actual Logistics Department variable costs totaled $335,000 and fixed costs totaled $382,850. The North Division had a total of 4,700 shipments and the South Division had a total of 5,300 shipments for the year. Required: a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Logistics Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year. b. How much of the actual Logistics Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

For performance evaluation purposes, any variance over budgeted fixed costs in a service department should be the responsibility of the service department and should not be charged to the departments that use the service.

Mangiamele Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions--the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below: For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Paints Division at the end of the year?

Schabel Corporation has two operating divisions--a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Customer Service Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Customer Service Department are budgeted at $72 per order. The Customer Service Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $695,400 for the year. The fixed costs of the Customer Service Department are determined based on the peak period orders. At the end of the year, actual Customer Service Department variable costs totaled $891,089 and fixed costs totaled $709,820. The Consumer Division had a total of 2,610 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 9,580 orders for the year. For performance evaluation purposes, how much actual Customer Service Department cost should NOT be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year?

Which of the following companies is following a policy with respect to the costs of service departments that is not recommended?

Sauseda Corporation has two operating divisions--an Inland Division and a Coast Division. The company's Customer Service Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Customer Service Department are budgeted at $38 per order. The Customer Service Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $433,200 for the year. The fixed costs of the Customer Service Department are determined based on the peak-period orders. At the end of the year, actual Customer Service Department variable costs totaled $303,240 and fixed costs totaled $450,280. The Inland Division had a total of 2,430 orders and the Coast Division had a total of 5,170 orders for the year. Required: a. Prepare a report showing how much of the Customer Service Department's costs should be charged to each of the operating divisions at the end of the year. b. How much of the actual Customer Service Department costs should not be charged to the operating divisions at the end of the year? Who should be held responsible for these uncharged costs?

The Downstate Block Company has a trucking department that delivers crushed stone from the company's quarry to its two cement block production facilities--the West Plant and the East Plant. Budgeted costs for the trucking department are $700,000 per year in fixed costs and $0.50 per ton variable cost. Last year, 75,000 tons of crushed stone were budgeted to be delivered to the West Plant and 90,000 tons of crushed stone to the East Plant. During the year, the trucking department actually delivered 74,000 tons of crushed stone to the West Plant and 92,000 tons to the East Plant. Its actual costs for the year were $81,000 variable and $708,000 fixed. The level of budgeted fixed costs is determined by peak-period requirements. The West Plant requires 45% of the peak-period capacity and the East Plant requires 55%. The company allocates fixed and variable costs separately. How much fixed trucking department cost should be charged to the West Plant at the end of the year?

Tabarez Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions--the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below: For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Stains Division at the end of the year?

Nafth Company has an Equipment Services Department that performs all needed maintenance work on the equipment in the company's Fabrication and Assembly Departments. Costs of the equipment Services Department are charged to the Fabrication and Assembly Departments on the basis of direct labor-hours. Data on direct labor-hours for last year follow: For the year just ended, the company budgeted its variable maintenance costs at $210,000 for the year. Actual variable maintenance costs for the year totaled $255,000. How much (if any) of the $255,000 in variable maintenance cost should not be charged to the Fabrication and Assembly Departments?