(Appendix 4B) Yamane Corporation, a Manufacturer, Uses the Step-Down Method

question 45

Multiple Choice

(Appendix 4B) Yamane Corporation, a manufacturer, uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, Administration and Facilities, and two operating departments, Assembly and Finishing. Data concerning those departments follow:
Administration Department costs are allocated first on the basis of labor hours and Facilities Department costs are allocated second on the basis of space occupied.
-The total Finishing Department cost after allocations is closest to:

• A) $443,342
• B) $433,660
• C) $441,102
• D) $442,940

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