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		1,000
CAD		1,000				1,000
Machining		2,000				2,500				5,000
Assembly		4,000				3,500				3,000
Total		8,000				7,000				8,000

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

	HR				Maintenance				CAD
Variable	$	52,000			$	88,000			$	52,000
Fixed		220,000				252,500				340,000
Total	$	272,000			$	340,500			$	392,000

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		500				400
Machining		2,500				4,400				4,800
Assembly		4,000				2,200				3,200
Total		8,000				7,000				8,000

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.

Problem 17-25 Part 1

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

2. Step-down method combined with dual allocation. a. Variable costs b. Fixed costs c. Total costs allocated