Advertising department expenses of $36,600 and purchasing department expenses of $26,200 of Cozy Bookstore are...

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Advertising department expenses of $36,600 and purchasing department expenses of $26,200 of Cozy Bookstore are allocated to operating departments on the basis of dollar sales and purchase orders, respectively. Information about the allocation bases for the three operating departments follows.

Department Sales Purchase Orders
Books $ 179,400 644
Magazines 81,900 406
Newspapers 128,700 350

Total $ 390,000 1,400

Complete the following table by allocating the expenses of the two service departments (advertising and purchasing) to the three operating departments. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with minus sign.)

Advertising Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost
Department Sales Numerator Denominator % of Total
Books Dept 0
Magazines Dept 0
Newspapers Dept 0
Totals 0
Purchasing Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost
Department Numerator Denominator % of Total
Books Dept 0
Magazines Dept 0
Newspapers Dept 0
Totals 0

COZY BOOKSTORE
Allocation of Expenses to Departments
Allocation Base Expense Account Balance Advertising Dept. Purchasing Dept. Books Dept. Magazines Dept. Dept.Newspapers Dept.
Total department expenses $523,000 $36,600 $26,200 $146,400 $104,600 $209,200
Advertising Dept. Sales
Purchasing Dept. Purch. orders
Total expenses allocated to operating depts. $523,000 $36,600 $26,200 $146,400 $104,600 $209,200

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