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: Variable costs for lubricants Fixed costs for salaries and other *Budgeted at $24 per machine-hour. Budget $ 343,200* $ 192,000 Data for the Forming and Assembly Departments follow: Percentage of Peak- Actual $ 440,160 $ 206,200 Forming Department Assembly Department Total Machine-Hours Period Capacity Required Budget Actual 69 % 9,600 11,600 31% 100% 4,700 3,700 14,300 15,300 The level of fixed costs in the Maintenance Department is determined by peak-period requirements. Required: 1. How much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Forming Department and to the Assembly Department? 2. 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? How much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Forming Department and to the Assembly Department? Forming Assembly Department Department Total cost charged 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? Spending variance