Harmon's has two operating departments, Clothing and Shoes. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent $50,000...

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Harmon's has two operating departments, Clothing and Shoes. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent $50,000 Advertising 30,000 Insurance Total 12,000 $92,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $92,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $23 per square foot, and then allocated indirect expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied. The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below. Required Department Square Feet Sales Value of Insured Assets Clothing 2,400 $ 240,000 $ 36,000 Shoes Total 1,600 360,000 84,000 4,000 $600,000 $120,000 1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods. Check (1) Total allocated to Shoes, $36,800 Page 897 2. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments. Rent expense is allocated based on square feet occupied. Advertising expense is allocated based on total sales. Insurance expense is allocated based on the value of insured assets. (2) Insurance allocated to Clothing, $3,600 Harmon's has two operating departments, Clothing and Shoes. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent $50,000 Advertising 30,000 Insurance Total 12,000 $92,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $92,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $23 per square foot, and then allocated indirect expenses to each department based on the square feet it occupied. The company now wants to allocate indirect expenses using the allocation bases shown below. Required Department Square Feet Sales Value of Insured Assets Clothing 2,400 $ 240,000 $ 36,000 Shoes Total 1,600 360,000 84,000 4,000 $600,000 $120,000 1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods. Check (1) Total allocated to Shoes, $36,800 Page 897 2. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments. Rent expense is allocated based on square feet occupied. Advertising expense is allocated based on total sales. Insurance expense is allocated based on the value of insured assets. (2) Insurance allocated to Clothing, $3,600