The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc., for the coming year include: Fixed costs (salaries, tools): $67,260 per year Variable costs (supplies): $1.45 per maintenance hour The Assembly and Packaging departments expect to use maintenance hours relatively evenly throughout the year. The Fabricating Department typically uses more maintenance hours in the month of November. Estimated usage in hours for the year and for the peak month is as follows:   Yearly hours Monthly Peak Hours Assembly Department 5,000        345            Fabricating Department 6,700        1,150            Packaging Department 11,100        805                Total maintenance hours 22,800        2,300            Actual usage for the year by: Assembly Department 3,750 Fabricating Department 6,800 Packaging Department 10,300     Total maintenance hours 20,850 Required: 1. Calculate a variable rate for the Maintenance Department. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank 1 per maintenance hour Calculate the allocated fixed cost for each using department based on its budgeted peak month usage in maintenance hours. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Department Peak Number of Hours Allocated Fixed Cost Assembly fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 Fabricating fill in the blank 4   fill in the blank 5 Packaging fill in the blank 6   fill in the blank 7     Total fill in the blank 8 $fill in the blank 9 2. Use the two rates to assign the costs of the Maintenance Department to the user departments based on actual usage. Calculate the total amount charged for maintenance for the year. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Assembly $fill in the blank 10 Fabricating   fill in the blank 11 Packaging   fill in the blank 12     Total $fill in the blank 13 3. What if the Assembly Department used 3,800 maintenance hours in the year? How much would have been charged out to the three departments? Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Assembly $fill in the blank 14 Fabricating fill in the blank 15 Packaging fill in the blank 16     Total $fill in the blank 17

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The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc., for the coming year include:

Fixed costs (salaries, tools): $67,260 per year
Variable costs (supplies): $1.45 per maintenance hour

The Assembly and Packaging departments expect to use maintenance hours relatively evenly throughout the year. The Fabricating Department typically uses more maintenance hours in the month of November. Estimated usage in hours for the year and for the peak month is as follows:

  Yearly
hours
Monthly
Peak Hours
Assembly Department 5,000        345           
Fabricating Department 6,700        1,150           
Packaging Department 11,100        805           
    Total maintenance hours 22,800        2,300           

Actual usage for the year by:

Assembly Department 3,750
Fabricating Department 6,800
Packaging Department 10,300
    Total maintenance hours 20,850

Required:

1. Calculate a variable rate for the Maintenance Department. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$fill in the blank 1 per maintenance hour

Calculate the allocated fixed cost for each using department based on its budgeted peak month usage in maintenance hours. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Department Peak Number of Hours Allocated Fixed Cost
Assembly fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3
Fabricating fill in the blank 4   fill in the blank 5
Packaging fill in the blank 6   fill in the blank 7
    Total fill in the blank 8 $fill in the blank 9

2. Use the two rates to assign the costs of the Maintenance Department to the user departments based on actual usage. Calculate the total amount charged for maintenance for the year. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Assembly $fill in the blank 10
Fabricating   fill in the blank 11
Packaging   fill in the blank 12
    Total $fill in the blank 13

3. What if the Assembly Department used 3,800 maintenance hours in the year? How much would have been charged out to the three departments? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Assembly $fill in the blank 14
Fabricating fill in the blank 15
Packaging fill in the blank 16
    Total $fill in the blank 17
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