Woh Che Co has four departments materials, personnel, manufacturing, and packaging In a recent month, the four departments incurred three shared indirect expenses The amounts of these indirect expenses and the bases used to allocate them follow Indirect Expense Cost Allocation Base Supervision $ 82,700 Number of employees Utilities 52,000 Square feet occupied Insurance 23,500 Value of assets in use Total $ 158,200 Departmental data for the companys recent reporting period follow Department Employees Square Feet Asset Values Materials 26 30,000 $ 9,300 Personnel 13 12,000 2,480 Manufacturing 52 66,000 37,820 Packaging 39 12,000 12,400 Total 130 120,000 $ 62,000 1 Use this information to allocate each of the three indirect expenses across the four departments 2 Prepare a summary table that reports the indirect expenses assigned to each of the four departments

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Woh Che Co. has four departments: materials, personnel, manufacturing, and packaging. In a recent month, the four departments incurred three shared indirect expenses. The amounts

Woh Che Co. has four departments: materials, personnel, manufacturing, and packaging. In a recent month, the four departments incurred three shared indirect expenses. The amounts of these indirect expenses and the bases used to allocate them follow.

Indirect Expense		Cost	Allocation Base
Supervision	$	82,700	Number of employees
Utilities		52,000	Square feet occupied
Insurance		23,500	Value of assets in use
Total	$	158,200

Departmental data for the companys recent reporting period follow.

Department	Employees		Square Feet		Asset Values
Materials		26		30,000		$	9,300
Personnel		13		12,000			2,480
Manufacturing		52		66,000			37,820
Packaging		39		12,000			12,400
Total		130		120,000		$	62,000

1. Use this information to allocate each of the three indirect expenses across the four departments. 2. Prepare a summary table that reports the indirect expenses assigned to each of the four departments.