Question : 192. A department store apportions payroll costs the basis of the : 1239610

 

192. A department store apportions payroll costs on the basis of the number of payroll checks issued. Accounting costs are apportioned on the basis of the number of reports. The payroll costs for the year were $231,000 and the accounting costs for the year totaled $75,500. The departments and the number of payroll checks and accounting reports for each are as follows: 

 

Number ofPayroll Checks

Numberof Reports

Department R

   483

  70

Department S

1,470

  85

Department T

   147

345

 

 

 

Determine the amount of (a) payroll cost and (b) accounting cost to be apportioned to each department. 

 

 

 

 

 

193. A portion of the divisional income statement for the year just ended is presented below in condensed form. 

 

Department B

Net sales

$ 250,000 

Cost of goods sold

   190,000 

Gross profit

$   60,000 

Operating expenses

    90,000 

Loss from operations

$ (30,000)

 

 

The operating expenses of Department B include $50,000 for direct expenses.It is estimated that the discontinuance of Department B would not have affected the sales of the other departments nor have reduced the indirect expenses of the business. Assuming the accuracy of these estimates, determine the effect (increase or decrease and amount) on the income from operations of the business if Department B had been discontinued. 

 

 

 

 

 

194. Some items are omitted from each of the following condensed divisional income statements of Demi Inc. 

 

Eastern Division

Western Division

Central Division

Sales

$         (1)

$420,000

$580,000

Cost of goods sold

  480,000

  120,000

$         (5)

Gross profit

$230,000

$         (3)

$200,000

Operating expenses

    95,000

  160,000

$         (6)

Income from operations

$         (2)

$         (4)

$  75,000

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Determine the amount of the missing items, identifying them by number.

(b)

Based on income from operations, which division is the most profitable?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

195. Using the data from the Coffee & Cocoa Company,

(a)

determine the divisional income from operations for the three regions by allocating the service department expenses proportional to the sales of the regions.

(b)

determine the increase or decrease in net income if C Region did not operate.

 

 

 

 

A Region

B Region

C Region

Sales

$600,000

$900,000

$300,000

Cost of goods sold

200,000

350,000

190,000

Selling expenses

150,000

275,000

100,000

 

 

 

 

Service department expenses

 

 

 

        Purchasing

 

 

120,000

        Payroll accounting

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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