The Fixed Costs of Operating the Maintenance Facility of General

Essay

The fixed costs of operating the maintenance facility of General Hospital are $4,500,000 annually. Variable costs are incurred at the rate of $30 per maintenance-hour. The facility averages 40,000 maintenance-hours a year. Budgeted and actual hours per user for the year are as follows:
Assume that budgeted maintenance-hours are used to calculate the allocation rates.
Required:
a. If a single-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of maintenance cost will be budgeted for each department?
b. If a single-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of maintenance cost will be allocated to each department based on actual usage?
c. If a dual-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of maintenance cost will be budgeted for each department?
d. If a dual-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of maintenance cost will be allocated to each department based on budgeted usage for fixed operating costs and actual usage for variable operating costs?