Weisenborn Corporation Uses the Direct Method to Allocate Service Department

question 49

Multiple Choice

Weisenborn Corporation uses the direct method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, Information Technology and Personnel, and two operating departments, Fabrication and Customization. Information Technology Department costs are allocated on the basis of computer workstations and Personnel Department costs are allocated on the basis of employees.
-The total Fabrication Department cost after service department allocations is closest to:

• A) $235,821
• B) $227,905
• C) $234,336
• D) $231,641

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The price benefits that firms enjoy from the magnitude of their operations, where the cost of each output unit generally lessens as the scale of operations increases.

Unit Costs

The financial outlay for a company to manufacture, warehouse, and dispose of one unit of a specific item or service.

Output

Represents the total amount of goods or services produced by a firm or economy in a specific period.

Minimum Efficient Scale

The smallest level of production a firm can achieve while still taking full advantage of economies of scale in terms of cost per unit.