Hanung Corp has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel. Maintenance Department costs of $350,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted maintenance-hours. Personnel Department costs of $110,000 are allocated based on the number of employees. The costs of operating departments A and B are $184,000 and $276,000, respectively. Data on budgeted maintenance-hours and number of employees are as follows: Maintenance Department Personnel Department A B
Budgeted costs $350,000​ $110,000​ $184,000​ $276,000​
Budgeted maintenance-hours NA 840 1230 630
​Number of employees 55​ NA 290​ 650​

Using the step-down method, what amount of Maintenance Department cost will be allocated to Department A if the service department with the highest percentage of interdepartmental support service is allocated first? (Do not round any intermediary calculations.)

a. $159,444
b. $50,111
c. $121,677
d. $231,452

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

Prepare the operating activities section—indirect method.(lo 4), apthe income statement of paxson company is presented here.paxson companyincome statementfor the year ended november 30, 2014sales revenue $7,600,000cost of goods sold beginning inventory$1,900,000 purchases4,400,000goods available for sale6,300,000 ending inventory1,600,000total cost of goods sold 4,700,000gross profit 2,900,000operating expenses selling expenses450,000 administrative expenses700,0001,150,000net income $1,750,000additional information: prepare the operating activities section—indirect 1. accounts receivable decreased $380,000 during the year, and inventory decreased $300,000.2. prepaid expenses increased $150,000 during the year.3. accounts payable to suppliers of merchandise decreased $350,000 during the year.4. accrued expenses payable decreased $100,000 during the year.5. administrative expenses include depreciation expense of $110,000.instructionsprepare the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for the year ended november 30, 2014, for paxson company, using the indirect method.net cash provided $1,940,000

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