National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent Advertising...

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National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent Advertising Insurance Total $ 45,000 25,000 10,000 $ 80,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 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. Department Housewares Sporting Total Value of Insured Assets Square Feet 1,560 2,440 Sales $ 340,000 160,000 4,000 $ 500,000 $ 100,000 $ 56,000 44,000 Required: 1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods. Department Housewares Sporting Square Feet Rate Total $ 0 $ 0 National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow. Rent Advertising Insurance Total $ 45,000 25,000 10,000 $ 80,000 The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company divided the $80,000 of indirect expenses by 4,000 square feet to find an average cost of $20 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. Department Housewares Sporting Total Value of Insured Assets Square Feet 1,560 2,440 Sales $ 340,000 160,000 4,000 $ 500,000 $ 100,000 $ 56,000 44,000 Required: 1. Allocate indirect expenses to the two departments using the allocation method used in prior periods. Department Housewares Sporting Square Feet Rate Total $ 0 $ 0