Annapolis Company has two service departments (Computer Operations & Maintenance Services). Annapolis has two production departments (Mixing Department & Packaging Department.) Annapolis uses a step allocation method where the Computer Operations Department is allocated to all departments and Maintenance Services is allocated to the production departments. All allocations are based on total employees. Computer Operations has costs of $140,000 and Maintenance Services has costs of $115,000 before any allocations. What amount of Maintenance Services total cost is allocated to the Mixing Department? (round to closest whole dollar) Employees are: Computer Operations 4 Maintenance Services 4 Mixing Department 5 Packaging Department 8

$56,900

Explanation:

                             Compt.         Maint.       Mixing      Packaging

Dept Cost             140,000      115,000

Cost allocation                            32941        41177         65882

(Computer)

Cost allocation                                

(Maintenance)                                                56900          91041

Total                                                                98077         156923

Workings.

Computer department cost allocation

Maintenance department = 4/17*140000 =32941

Mixing department = 5/17*140000 =41177

Packaging department = 8/17*140000= 65882

Maintenance department cost allocation

Total cost allocated = 147941

Mixing department = 5/13*147941 = 56900

Packaging department  = 8/13*147941 =91041

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know

a

explanation:

i know