"This is really an odd situation," said Jim Carter, general manager of Highland Publishing Company. "We get most of the jobs we bid on that require a lot of press time in the Printing Department, yet profits on those jobs are never as high as they ought to be. On the other hand, we lose most of the jobs we bid on that require a lot of time in the Binding Department. I would be inclined to think that the problem is with our overhead rates, but we're already computing separate overhead rates for each department. So what else could be wrong?" Highland Publishing Company is a large organization that offers a variety of printing and binding work. The Printing and Binding departments are supported by three service departments. The costs of these service departments are allocated to other departments in the order listed below. The Personnel cost is allocated based on number of employees. The Custodial Services cost is allocated based on square feet of space occupied and the Maintenance cost is allocated based on machine-hours. Total Labor- Square Feet of Department Hours Space Occupied Employees Number of Machine Hours Direct Labor- Hours Personnel 16,900 12,800 26 Custodial Services 8,900 3,200 40 Maintenance 15,000 10,000 67 Printing 30,200 40,500 101 166,000 13,000 Binding 106,000 20,900 309 48,000 70,000 177,000 87,400 543 214,000 83,000 Budgeted overhead costs in each department for the current year are shown below: Personnel Custodial Services Maintenance Printing Binding $ 320,000 65,300 93,600 415,000 165,000 Total budgeted cost $ 1,058,900 Because of its simplicity, the company has always used the direct method to allocate service department costs to the two operating departments. Required: 1. Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the consuming departments. Then compute predetermined overhead rates in the two operating departments. Use machine-hours as the allocation base in the Printing Department and direct labor-hours as the allocation base in the Binding Department. 2. Repeat (1) above, this time using the direct method. Again compute predetermined overhead rates in the Printing and Binding 4. Repeal (1) above, this line using the direct mention. Ayain compute pregeleminen overeau rates in the rinung anu difunny departments. 3. Assume that during the current year the company bids on a job that requires machine and labor time as follows: Printing Department Binding Department Total hours Machine-Hours 2,300 800 3,100 Direct Labor- Hours 1,400 13,900 15,300 a. Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (1) above. Then determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (2) above. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the consuming departments. Then compute predetermined overhead rates in the two operating departments. Use machine-hours as the allocation base in the Printing Department and direct labor- hours as the allocation base in the Binding Department. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places and rest of the answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Personnel Custodial Services Maintenance Printing Binding Departmental costs before allocations $ 320,000 $ 65,300 $ 93,600 $ 415,000 $ 165,000 Allocations: Personnel costs (320,000) Custodial services costs 0 Maintenance costs 0 Total costs after allocations 0 65,300 93,600 415,000 165,000 Predetermined overhead rate Show less a. Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (1) above. Then determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (2) above. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A Repeat requirement 1 above, this time using the direct method. Again compute predetermined overhead rates in the Printing and Binding departments. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places and rest of the answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Personnel Custodial Services Maintenance Printing Binding Departmental costs before allocations $ 320,000 $ 65,300 $ 93,600 $ 415,000 $ 165,000 Allocations: Personnel costs Custodial services costs Maintenance costs Total costs after allocations Predetermined overhead rate 320,000 65,300 93,600 415,000 165,000 Show less Machine-Hours Direct Labor- Hours Printing Department Binding Department Total hours 2,300 1,400 800 3,100 13,900 15,300 a. Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (1) above. Then determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in (2) above. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3A Determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in requirement 1 above. Then determine the amount of overhead cost that would be assigned to the job if the company used the overhead rates developed in requirement 2. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Step-down method Direct method Total Overhead Cost Show less