Chapter 4B and 11 SDC i 10 points 1 Saved "This is really an odd situation," said Jim Carter, general manager of Highland Publishing Company. "We get most of the jobs we bid on that require a lot of press time in the Printing Department, yet profits on those jobs are never as high as they ought to be. On the other hand, we lose most of the jobs we bid on that require a lot of time in the Binding Department. I would be inclined to think that the problem is with our overhead rates, but we're already computing separate overhead rates for each department. So what else could be wrong?" Highland Publishing Company is a large organization that offers a variety of printing and binding work. The Printing and Binding departments are supported by three service departments. The costs of these service departments are allocated to other departments in the order listed below. The Personnel cost is allocated based on number of employees. The Custodial Services cost is allocated based on square feet of space occupied and the Maintenance cost is allocated based on machine-hours. Total Labor- Square Feet of Machine- Hours Direct Labor- Hours Number of eBook Department Personnel Hours Space Occupied Employees 16,700 13,000 25 Custodial Services 8,700 3,100 42 Maintenance 14,500 10,100 66 References Printing Binding 30,600 40,300 101 168,000 14,000 106,000 20,100 300 43,000 176,500 86,600 534 211,000 71,000 85,000 Budgeted overhead costs in each department for the current year are shown below: Personnel. Custodial Services Maintenance Printing Binding Total budgeted cost $ 340,000 66,000 93,500 418,000 161,000 $ 1,078,500 Because of its simplicity, the company has always used the direct method to allocate service department costs to the two operating departments. Required: 1. Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the consuming departments. Then compute predetermined overhead rates in the two operating departments. Use machine-hours as the allocation base in the Printing Department and direct labor-hours as the allocation base in the Binding Department. 2. Repeat (1) above, this time using the direct method. Again compute predetermined overhead rates in the Printing and Binding departments. 3. Assume that during the current year the company bids on a job that requires machine and labor time as follows: Direct Labor- Printing Department Binding Department Total hours Machine-Hours 2,700 600 3,300 Hours 1,100 13,300 14,400 a. Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (1 above. Then determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (2) above. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the consuming departments. Then compute predetermined overhead rates in the two operating departments. Use machine-hours as the allocation base in the Printing Department and direct labor- hours as the allocation base in the Binding Department. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places and rest of the answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Personnel Custodial Services Maintenance Printing Binding Departmental costs before allocations $ 340,000 $ 66,000 $ 93,500 $ 418,000 $ 161,000 Allocations: Personnel costs Custodial services costs Maintenance costs Total costs after allocations Predetermined overhead rate Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A 340.000 66,000 93,500 418,000 161,000 < Req 1 Req 2 > Show less A Repeat requirement 1 above, this time using the direct method. Again compute predetermined overhead rates in the Printing and Binding departments. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places and rest of the answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Personnel Custodial Services Maintenance Printing Binding Departmental costs before allocations $ 340,000 $ 66,000 $ 93,500 $ 418,000 $ 161,000 Allocations: Personnel costs Custodial services costs Maintenance costs Total costs after allocations Predetermined overhead rate Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A 340,000 66,000 93,500 418,000 161,000 < Req 1 Req 3A > Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in requirement 1 above. Then determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in requirement 2. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Step-down method Direct method Total Overhead Cost Show less A Show less