Financial & Managerial Accounting, 5th Edition
PROBLEM SET A
Problem 22-1A (60 minutes)
Part 1
These costs are assigned to the two departments as follows
*A total of $23,100 ($8,250 + $14,850) in occupancy costs is allocated to these
departments. The company would follow a similar approach in allocating the remaining
occupancy costs ($42,900, computed as $66,000 – $23,100) to its other departments (not
shown in this problem).
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:
Depreciation—Building ………….……
Interest—Building mortgage ….……
Taxes—Building and land ……………
Gas (heating) expense …………..……
Lighting expense …………………..……
Maintenance expense …………….……