Comparison of Methods of Allocation Duweynie Pottery, Inc., is divided into two operating divisions: Pottery and Retail. The company allocates Power and General Factory department costs to each operating division. Power costs are allocated on the basis of the number of machine hours and general factory costs on the basis of square footage. No effort is made to separate fixed and variable costs; however, only budgeted costs are allocated. Allocations for the coming year are based on the following data: Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations.   Support Departments   Operating Divisions   Power   General Factory   Pottery   Retail Overhead costs $159,600   $181,200   $97,000   $55,000 Machine hours 2,000   2,500   7,000   3,000 Square footage 2,500   1,700   4,000   6,000 Round all allocation ratios to four significant digits. Round all allocated amounts to the nearest dollar. Required: 3. Allocate the support service costs using the reciprocal method. Note: If an amount is zero, enter "0". Input to two decimal places.   Allocation Ratios Power General Factory Pottery Retail Machine hours         Square footage           Cost Allocations Pottery Retail General Factory     Power     Direct costs     Cost after allocation

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Comparison of Methods of Allocation

Duweynie Pottery, Inc., is divided into two operating divisions: Pottery and Retail. The company allocates Power and General Factory department costs to each operating division. Power costs are allocated on the basis of the number of machine hours and general factory costs on the basis of square footage. No effort is made to separate fixed and variable costs; however, only budgeted costs are allocated. Allocations for the coming year are based on the following data: Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations.

  Support Departments   Operating Divisions
  Power   General Factory   Pottery   Retail
Overhead costs $159,600   $181,200   $97,000   $55,000
Machine hours 2,000   2,500   7,000   3,000
Square footage 2,500   1,700   4,000   6,000

Round all allocation ratios to four significant digits. Round all allocated amounts to the nearest dollar.

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3. Allocate the support service costs using the reciprocal method.

Note: If an amount is zero, enter "0". Input to two decimal places.

 

Allocation Ratios Power General Factory Pottery Retail
Machine hours        
Square footage        

 

Cost Allocations Pottery Retail
General Factory    
Power    
Direct costs    
Cost after allocation    
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