Calculating and Using Dual Charging Rates The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazier, Inc., for the coming year include: Fixed costs (salaries, tools): $64,900 per year Variable costs (supplies): $1.35 per maintenance hour The Assembly and Packaging departments expect to use maintenance hours relatively evenly throughout the year. The Fabricating Department typically uses more maintenance hours in the month of November. Estimated usage in hours for the year and for the peak month is as follows: Yearly Monthly Hours Peak Hours Assembly Department 4,500 390 Fabricating Department 6,700 1,300 Packaging Department 10,800 9101 Total maintenance hours a Actual usage for the year by: 22,000 2,600 Assembly Department 3,960 Fabricating Department 6,800 Packaging Department 10,000 Total maintenance hours 20,760 Required: 1. Calculate a variable rate for the Maintenance Department. Round your answer to the nearest cent 1. Calculate a variable rate for the Maintenance Department. Round your answer to the nearest cent. per maintenance hour Calculate the allocated fixed cost for each using department based on its budgeted peak month usage in maintenance hours. Department Peak Number of Hours Allocated Fixed Cost Assembly Fabricating Packaging Total 2. Use the two rates to assign the costs of the Maintenance Department to the user departments based on actual usage. Calculate the total amount charged for maintenance for the year. Assembly Fabricating Packaging Total 3. What if the Assembly Department used 4,000 maintenance hours in the year? How much would have been charged out to the three departments? Assembly Fabricating Packaging Total Previous Next>