The company is considering using a two-stage cost allocation system and wants to assess the effects on reported product profits. The company is considering using Engineering Hours and Users as the allocation base. Additional information follows.                                                                                                    Toot!                             TiX                        Total Engineering hours                                                                  7,650                            5,650                    13,300 Users                                                                                        9,500                          17,100                     26,600 Engineering – hour related administrative cost                                                                               $  114,380 User-related administrative cost                                                                                                         $  683,620     Required A: Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply the two administrative costs pools to the two services assuming SMI uses the proposed two-stage cost system to allocate administrative costs.

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The company is considering using a two-stage cost allocation system and wants to assess the effects on reported product profits.

The company is considering using Engineering Hours and Users as the allocation base. Additional information follows.

                                                                                                   Toot!                             TiX                        Total

Engineering hours                                                                  7,650                            5,650                    13,300

Users                                                                                        9,500                          17,100                     26,600

Engineering – hour related administrative cost                                                                               $  114,380

User-related administrative cost                                                                                                         $  683,620

 

 

Required A:

  1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply the two administrative costs pools to the two services assuming SMI uses the proposed two-stage cost system to allocate administrative costs.

 

      Predetermined overhead rate

Engineering-hour related administrative cost                     _______________ per engineering-hour

User-related administrative cost                                           _______________ per user

 

Required B:

  1. Based on the rates computed in requirement (a), what is the profit for each service?

 

Service                         Profit

Toot!                        ________

TiX                            ________ 

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