The Laval power plant that services all manufacturing departments of Eastern Engineering has a budget for the coming year. This budget has been expressed in the following monthly terms.

Manufacturing Department	Needed at Practical Capacity Production Level (Kilowatt-Hours)			Average Expected Monthly Usage (Kilowatt-Hours)
Loretta		11,000			9,000
Bently		22,000			10,000
Melboum		13,000			8,000
Eastmoreland		14,000			3,000
Total		60,000			30,000

The expected monthly costs for operating the power plant during the budget year are $14,400: $3,000 variable and $11,400

1.) Assume that a single cost pool is used for the power plant costs. What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department if (a) the rate is calculated based on practical capacity and costs are allocated based on practical capacity and (b) the rate is calculated based on expected monthly usage and costs are allocated based on expected monthly usage? (Round the budgeted rate to the nearest cent.)

	(a)
Budgeted rate per hour:
Loretta
Bently
Melboum
Eastmoreland
Total

2) Assume the dual-rate method is used with separate cost pools for the variable and fixed costs. Variable costs are allocated on the basis of expected monthly usage. Fixed costs are allocated on the basis of practical capacity. What budgeted amounts will be allocated to each manufacturing department? Why might you prefer the dual-rate method?