In absorption costing, costs are separated into two categories of ________.
A) fixed costs and variable costs
B) variable costs and manufacturing costs
C) fixed costs and manufacturing costs
D) manufacturing costs and nonmanufacturing costs
With mixed costs, the fixed cost element is viewed as the ________ and the variable
cost element is viewed as the ________.
A) step cost; cost of capacity
B) cost of capacity; incremental cost of using capacity
C) variable cost; cost of capacity
D) step cost; mixed cost
Bender Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Human Resources.
Bender Company also has two production departments, Mixing and Finishing.
Maintenance costs are allocated based on square footage while Human Resources costs
are allocated based on number of employees. The following information has been
gathered for the current year:
Human
Maintenance Resources Mixing Finishing
Direct costs $50,400 $33,600 $42,000 $70,000
Square footage 1,600 800 3,200 2,400
Number of employees 16 24 48 64
If the direct method is used to allocate service department costs, then the total cost of
the Maintenance Department after the Human Resources Department cost allocation
would be ________.