Exercise Algo Cost Allocation: Step Method LO
Woodstock Binding has two service departments, IT Information Technology and HR Human Resources and two operating
departments, Publishing and Binding. Management has decided to allocate IT costs on the basis of IT Tickets Issued with each IT
request in each department and costs on the basis of employees in each department.
The following data appear in the company records for the current period:
Required:
Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:
a The order of allocation starts with IT
b The order of allocation starts with HR
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Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:
The order of allocation starts with
Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.