ces Exercise 22-6 (Algo) Departmental expense allocations LO P2 Gomez Company has two service departments (Personnel and Office) and two operating departments (Shoes and Clothing). Following are the direct expenses and square feet occupied by the four departments, and the total sales for the two operating departments. Department Direct Expenses Square Feet Sales Personnel $ 19,000 850 Office Shoes 34,000 112,000 1,530 Clothing 17,000 5,780 8,840 $ 121,800 168,200 The company also has $50,000 of utilities expense, which is an indirect expense to all departments and is allocated to the four departments based on square feet occupied. The Shoes department has 20 employees and the Clothing department has 180 employees. Personnel expense is allocated to operating departments based on the number of employees. Office expense is allocated to operating departments based on sales. 1. Allocate utilities expense to the four departments. 2. Allocate personnel expense to the Shoes and Clothing departments. 3. Allocate office expense to the Shoes and Clothing departments. Utilities Department Personnel Office Shoes Clothing Totals Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Numerator Denominator % of Total < Prev 6 of 11 Next >