Annapolis Company has two service departments (Computer Operations & Maintenance Services). Annapolis has two production departments (Mixing Department & Packaging Department.) Annapolis uses a step allocation method where the Computer Operations Department is allocated to all departments and Maintenance Services is allocated to the production departments. All allocations are based on total employees. Computer Operations has costs of $140,000 and Maintenance Services has costs of $115,000 before any allocations. What amount of Maintenance Services total cost is allocated to the Mixing Department? (round to closest whole dollar) Employees are: Computer Operations 4 Maintenance Services 4 Mixing Department 5 Packaging Department 8

$56,900

Explanation:

                             Compt.         Maint.       Mixing      Packaging

Dept Cost             140,000      115,000

Cost allocation                            32941        41177         65882

(Computer)

Cost allocation                                

(Maintenance)                                                56900          91041

Total                                                                98077         156923

Workings.

Computer department cost allocation

Maintenance department = 4/17*140000 =32941

Mixing department = 5/17*140000 =41177

Packaging department = 8/17*140000= 65882

Maintenance department cost allocation

Total cost allocated = 147941

Mixing department = 5/13*147941 = 56900

Packaging department  = 8/13*147941 =91041

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