Horton Technology has two divisions, Consumer and Commercial, and two corporate support departments, Tech Services and Purchasing.
Question:
Horton Technology has two divisions, Consumer and Commercial, and two corporate support departments, Tech Services and Purchasing. The corporate expenses for the year ended December 31, 20Y7, are as follows:
Tech Services Department...........................................................................$1,170,000
Purchasing Department.................................................................................450,000
Other corporate administrative expenses....................................................800,000
Total expense.................................................................................................$2,420,000
The other corporate administrative expenses include officers’ salaries and other expenses required by the corporation. The Tech Services Department allocates costs to the divisions based on the number of computers in the department, and the Purchasing Department allocates costs to the divisions based on the number of purchase orders for each department. The services used by the two divisions are as follows:
The support department allocations of the Tech Services Department and the Purchasing Department are considered controllable by the divisions. Corporate administrative expenses are not considered controllable by the divisions. The revenues, cost of goods sold, and operating expenses for the two divisions are as follows:
Prepare the divisional income statements for the two divisions.
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