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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Tampa Instrument Company manufactures gauges for construction machinery. The company has two production departments: Machining and Assembly. There are three service departments: Maintenance, Human Resources (HR), and Computer Aided Design (CAD). The usage of these service departments output during the year just completed is as follows:

Provision of Service Output (in hours of service)
		Provider of Service
User of Service	HR				Maintenance				CAD
HR
Maintenance		500
CAD		500				500
Machining		5,000				3,000				5,000
Assembly		6,000				3,500				2,000
Total		12,000				7,000				7,000

The budgeted costs in Tampa Instrument Companys service departments during the year are as follows:

	HR				Maintenance				CAD
Variable	$	66,000			$	86,000			$	66,000
Fixed		240,000				190,000				350,000
Total	$	306,000			$	276,000			$	416,000

When Tampa Instrument Company established its service departments, the following long-run needs were anticipated.

Long-Run Service Needs (in hours of service)
		Provider of Service
User of Service	HR				Maintenance				CAD
HR
Maintenance		1,000
CAD		3,000				1,000
Machining		3,500				4,000				4,200
Assembly		4,500				2,000				2,800
Total		12,000				7,000				7,000

Required: Use dual cost allocation in conjunction with each of the following methods to allocate Tampa Instrument Companys service department costs: (1) direct method and (2) step-down method.

1. Direct method combined with dual allocation. a. Variable costs b. Fixed costs c. Total costs allocated

• eq 1A
• Req 1B
• Req 1C

Direct method combined with dual allocation for variable costs. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

	Production Departments
Provider of Service	Machining	Assembly
HR
Maintenance
CAD
Total variable cost	$0	$0

Direct method combined with dual allocation for fixed costs. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

	Production Departments
Provider of Service	Machining	Assembly
HR
Maintenance
CAD
Total fixed cost	$0	$0

Direct method combined with dual allocation for total costs allocated. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

	Machining	Assembly
Variable costs
Fixed costs
Total costs	$0	$0

Step-down method combined with dual allocation for variable costs. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

	Service Departments			Production Departments
	HR	Maintenance	CAD	Machining	Assembly
Costs prior to allocation	$66,000	$86,000	$66,000
Allocation of HR Department costs	$66,000
Allocation of Maintenance Department costs		$86,000
Allocation of CAD Department costs			$66,000
Total variable cost allocated to each department				$0	$0

Step-down method combined with dual allocation for fixed costs. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

	Service Departments			Production Departments
	HR	Maintenance	CAD	Machining	Assembly
Costs prior to allocation	$240,000	$190,000	$350,000
Allocation of HR Department costs	$240,000
Allocation of Maintenance Department costs		$190,000
Allocation of CAD Department costs			$350,000
Total fixed cost allocated to each department				$0	$0

Step-down method combined with dual allocation for total costs allocated. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

	Machining	Assembly
Variable costs
Fixed costs
Total costs	$0	$0