Cost Department Allocations In divisional income statements prepared for Demopolis Company, the Payroll Department costs are charged back to user divisions on the basis of the number of payroll distributions, and the Purchasing Department costs are charged back on the basis of the number of purchase requisitions. The Payroll Department had expenses of $38,168, and the Purchasing Department had expenses of $17,400 for the year. The following annual data for Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions were obtained from corporate records: Residential Commercial Government Contract Sales Number of employees: Weekly payroll (52 weeks per year) $364,000 $482,000 $1,107,000 215 60 65 Monthly payroll 36 47 34 Number of purchase requisitions per year 2.500 1,000 1,700 Required: a. Determine the total amount of payroll checks and purchase requisitions processed per year by the company and each division. Number of payroll checks: Weekly payroll 52 Monthly payroll x 12 Total Number of purchase requisitions per year Check My Work Residential Commercial Government Contract Total Previous Next