The cost of the Maintenance Department at Forest Manufacturing has always been charged to the
production departments based on the number of employees. Recently, an activity analysis of possible cost
drivers was performed which indicated that the square feet of space may also be a predictor of costs to be
assigned to each production department. The Maintenance Department cost is $1,000,000. The following
data is available:
Production Departments
Dept. X Dept. Y Dept. Z
Number of Employees 300 250 50
Square Feet of Space 15,000 25,000 10,000
Required:
Determine the amount of the maintenance department cost that should be allocated to Department X if the
cost driver used is: (A) number of employees and (B) square feet of space.