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Fortune Bakery makes baked goods for grocery stores, and has three divisions: Bread, Cake, and Doughnuts. Each division is run and evaluated separately, but the main headquarters incurs costs that are indirect costs for the divisions.
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1.
Allocate the indirect costs of Fortune to each division equally. Calculate division operating income after allocation of headquarters costs.
2.
Allocate headquarters costs to the individual divisions using the proposed allocation bases. Calculate the division operating income after allocation. Comment on the allocation bases used to allocate headquarters costs.
3.
Which division manager do you think suggested this new allocation? Explain briefly. Which allocation do you think is "better"
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