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Use the following information for activity in 2013: Cost Drivers: Financial Services patient services revenue Facilities square feet Human Resources number of employees Direct Costs

Use the following information for activity in 2013:

Cost Drivers:

Financial Services

patient services revenue

Facilities

square feet

Human Resources

number of employees

Direct Costs of Support Departments:

Financial Services

4,000

Facilities

5,000

Human Resources

3,000

Direct Costs of Revenue-Producing Departments:

Routine Care

10,000

Urgent Care

8,000

Patient

Space

Services

(Square

Number of

Department

Revenue

Feet)

Employees

Support:

Financial Services

30

5

Facilities

40

10

Human Resources

50

15

Total

120

30

Patient Services:

Routine Care

30,000

100

20

Urgent Care

20,000

70

25

Grand Total

50,000

290

75

Facilities

Human Resources

Financial Services

Routine care

Urgent care

Cost $

5,000

3,000

4,000

10,000

8,000

Number of employees

10

15

5

20

25

Square feet

40

50

30

100

70

Patient Services:

30,000

20,000

Allocation of facilities(On square feet)

1,000

600

2,000

1,400

Total cost after allocation

3000+1000=4000

4,600

12,000

9,400

Allocation of Human resources(Number of employees)

400

1600

2000

Total cost after allocation

4600+400=5000

13,600

11,400

Allocation of financial services(Patient Services)

3000

2000

Total cost after allocation in $

13600+3000=16600

13,400

Use the information from the previous problem. Instead of using the step-down method of cost allocation, a company decided to use the direct method. What is your allocation rate for human resources?

$________ per employee

Possible answers: 40, 66.67

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