Korvanis Corporation operates a Medical Services Department for its employees. Charges to the companys operating departments for
Question:
Korvanis Corporation operates a Medical Services Department for its employees. Charges to the company’s operating departments for the variable costs of the Medical Services Department are based on the actual number of employees in each department. Charges for the fixed costs of the Medical Services Department are based on the long-run average number of employees in each operating department.
Variable Medical Services Department costs are budgeted at $80 per employee. Fixed Medical Services Department costs are budgeted at $400,000 per year. Actual Medical Services Department costs for the most recent year were $41,000 for variable costs and $408,000 for fixed costs. Data concerning employees in the three operating departments follow:
Required:
1. Determine the Medical Services Department charges for the year to each of the operating departments—Cutting, Milling, and Assembly.
2. How much, if any, of the actual Medical Services Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and not charged to the operating departments?
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781260247787
17th Edition
Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer