Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 89

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Jake's Battery Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel. Maintenance Department costs of $320,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted maintenance-hours. Personnel Department costs of $80,000 are allocated based on the number of employees. The costs of operating departments A and B are $160,000 and $240,000, respectively. Data on budgeted maintenance-hours and number of employees are as follows:

-Using the step-down method, what amount of Maintenance Department cost will be allocated to Department B if the service department with the highest percentage of interdepartmental support service is allocated first? (Round up)

• A)$64,000
• B)$85,333
• C)$114,667
• D)$128,000

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Definitions:

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities, providing more accurate product costing.

Activity Cost Pools

Aggregations of all the costs associated with particular activities, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately.

Activity Measures

Metrics used to assess the efficiency and performance of different business activities, often in the context of activity-based costing.

Overhead Costs

Expenses not directly tied to the production of goods or services, such as rent, utilities, and insurance.