Advertising department expenses of $24,000 and purchasing department expenses of $34,000 of Cozy Bookstore are allocated to operating departments on the basis of dollar sales and purchase orders, respectively. Information about the allocation bases for the three operating departments follows.
Department Sales Purchase orders
Books $495,000 516
Magazines 198,000 360
Newspapers 207,000 324
Total $900,000 1,200
Allocate the expenses of the two service departments (advertising and purchasing) to the three operating departments and create an Expense Allocation sheet for the Cozy Bookstore

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Answer:

Cozy Bookstore

Expense Allocation Sheet

              Advertising Purchasing Books  Magazines Newspapers  Total

Service Department

Expenses $24,000   $34,000                                                        $58,000

Advertising                                 $13,200    $5,280      $5,520      ($24,000)

Purchasing                                   14,620     10,200         9,180         (34,000)

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Allocation Bases:

Department    Sales      Purchase orders

Books          $495,000           516

Magazines     198,000          360

Newspapers 207,000          324

Total           $900,000       1,200

Expense Allocation Sheet

              Advertising Purchase Books     Magazines  Newspapers  Total

Sales                                         $495,000 $198,000    $207,000 $900,000

Purchase orders                          516            360             324             1,200

Service Department

Expenses  $24,000   $34,000

Advertising                                 $13,200    $5,280     $5,520       $24,000

Purchasing                                   14,620     10,200        9,180          34,000

Total service department cost $27,820  $15,480    $14,700       $58,000

Advertising:

Books     = $13,200 ($24,000 * 495/900)

Magazines  = $5,280 ($24,000 * 198/900)

Newspapers  = $5,520 ($24,000 * 207/900)

Total = $24,000

Purchasing:

Books     = $14,620 ($34,000 * 516/1,200)

Magazines  = $10,200 ($34,000 * 360/1,200)

Newspapers = $9,180 ($34,000 * 324/1,200)

Total = $34,000