These costs are assigned to the two departments as follows
Department Square Footage Rate Total
*A total of $23,100 ($8,250 + $14,850) in occupancy costs is allocated to these
Part 2
Market rates are used to allocate occupancy costs for depreciation, interest, and taxes.
Heating, lighting, and maintenance costs are allocated to the departments on both floors
at the average rate per square foot. These costs are separately assigned to each class
as follows:
Total
Costs
Value-Based
Costs
Usage-Based
Costs
Depreciation—Building $18,000 $18,000
Interest—Building mortgage 27,000 27,000
Value-based costs are allocated to departments in two steps
(i) Compute market value of each floor
Floor
Square
Footage
Value per
Sq. Ft. Total
First floor 4,000 $30 $120,000
(ii) Allocate $54,000 to each floor based on its percent of market value
Floor
Market
Value
% of
Total
Allocated
Cost
Cost per
Sq. Ft.