Grable Corporation Uses the Step-Down Method to Allocate Service Department

question 25

Multiple Choice

Grable Corporation uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, General Management and Physical Plant, and two operating departments, Sales and After-Sales. Data concerning those departments follow: General Management Department costs are allocated first on the basis of employee time and Physical Plant Department costs are allocated second on the basis of space occupied. The total After-Sales Department cost after allocations is closest to:

• A)$309,430
• B)$306,713
• C)$293,590
• D)$309,883

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