Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month of March follow:   Proportion of Services Used by Department Direct Costs Repair Quality Control Fabricating Finishing Fabricating $ 140,600         Finishing 98,200         Repair 42,000 0 0.3 0.4 0.3 Quality Control 78,400 0.3 0 0.2 0.5 Required: Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following: The order of allocation starts with Repair.  Fill out the following table.   Cost Allocation to       From: Repair Quality Control Fabricating Finishing Service Department Costs         Repair         Quality Control         Total Costs Allocated           The allocations are made in the reverse order (starting with Quality Control).  Fill out the following table.     Cost Allocation to:       From: Quality Control Repair Fabricating Finishing Service Department Costs         Quality Control         Repair         Total Costs Allocated         Total Costs Allocated

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Mack Precision Tool and Die has two production departments, Fabricating and Finishing, and two service departments, Repair and Quality Control. Direct costs for each department and the proportion of service costs used by the various departments for the month of March follow:

  Proportion of Services Used by
Department Direct Costs Repair Quality Control Fabricating Finishing
Fabricating $ 140,600        
Finishing 98,200        
Repair 42,000 0 0.3 0.4 0.3
Quality Control 78,400 0.3 0 0.2 0.5

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Use the step method to allocate the service costs, using the following:

  1. The order of allocation starts with Repair.  Fill out the following table.

  Cost Allocation to      
From: Repair

Quality

Control

Fabricating Finishing
Service Department Costs        
Repair        
Quality Control        
Total Costs Allocated        

 

The allocations are made in the reverse order (starting with Quality Control).  Fill out the following table.

 

  Cost Allocation to:

 

   
From: Quality Control Repair Fabricating Finishing
Service Department Costs        
Quality Control        
Repair        
Total Costs Allocated        
Total Costs Allocated        

 

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