Sams Storage Solutions operates four departments kitchen, bathroom, office and laundry. When preparing a departmental income

Question:

Sam’s Storage Solutions operates four departments — kitchen, bathroom, office and laundry. When preparing a departmental income statement, the store’s accountant allocates indirect expenses using the following allocation bases:


Indirect expense

Allocation base


Total amount

Rent

Personnel

Insurance

Advertising

Relative value of floor space

Number of employees

Value of inventory

Sales



$280 000

60 000

90 000

240 000



The following data were obtained for the four departments:



Kitchen


Bathroom


Office


Laundry

Sales

Floor space (m2)

Number of employees

Value of inventory

$624 400

297

4

$74 000


312 200

198

2

$185 000


$ 468 300

99

3

$37 000


$156 100

99

1

$74 000


The kitchen department is located at the front of the store and the other departments are at the back. For the purposes of the allocation of the rent expense, it is assumed that the front of the store is twice as valuable as the back.


Required

Prepare a schedule showing the allocation of the indirect expenses to the three departments.

Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!

Step by Step Answer:

Related Book For  book-img-for-question

Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

Question Posted: