Broadway Department Store Allocates the Personnel and Payroll Department's Costs

question 63

Essay

Broadway Department Store allocates the Personnel and Payroll Department's costs to the sales departments of Shoes, Automotive, and Clothing.Personnel and Payroll also provide services to each other.Personnel costs are allocated by number of employees, and payroll costs are allocated by gross payroll dollars.Costs and other information for January were as follows:
Required:
Prepare a schedule, which includes the total cost of operating the sales departments for January.Allocate service costs using the step-down method with the sequence of allocation based on highest percentage support concept.

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