A retailer pays $170,000 rent each year for its two-story building. The space in this building is occupied by five departments as specified here.

Department Jewelry Cosmetics Housewares Tools Shoes Square feet occupied 1,505 (first-floor) 2,795 (first-floor) 1,806 (second-floor) 774 (second-floor) 1,720 (second-floor) The company allocates 70% of total rent expense to the first floor and 30% to the second floor, and then allocates rent expense for each floor to the departments occupying that floor on the basis of space occupied. Determine the rent expense to be allocated to each department. Step 1: Allocate total rent expense between the two floors. Amount Allocated % of Total Cost First floor % Second floor % Totals % Step 2: Allocate these portions of total rent expense across the departments occupying each floor. First Floor Sq. Feet % of Total Cost Jewelry Dept. % Cosmetics Dept. % Totals % Second Floor Sq. Feet % of Total Cost Housewares Dept. % Tools Dept. % Shoes Dept. % Totals % QS 22-5 Allocating costs to departments LO P2 Mervon Company has two operating departments: Mixing and Bottling. Mixing has 330 employees and Bottling has 220 employees. Indirect factory costs include administrative costs of $210,000. Administrative costs are allocated to operating departments based on the number of workers. Determine the administrative costs allocated to each operating department Department Employees % of Total Admin. Exp. to Allocate Allocated Amount Mixing Bottling Total % % %