Tasman Products, Limited, of Australia has a Maintenance Department that services the equipment in the company's Forming Department and Assembly Department. The cost

of this servicing is charged to the operating departments on the basis of machine$-$hours. Cost and other data relating to the Maintenance Department and to the other two

departments for the most recent year are presented below.

Data for the Maintenance Department follow:

The level of fixed costs in the Maintenance Department is determined by peak$-$period requirements.

Required:

How much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Forming Department and to the Assembly Department?

How much, if any, of the actual Maintenance Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and not charged to the Forming and

Assembly departments?

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How much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Forming Department and to the Assembly Department?

Required $1$

How much, if any, of the actual Maintenance Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and not

charged to the Forming and Assembly departments?