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Tasman Products, Limited, of Australia has a Maintenance Department that services the equipment in the company's Forming Department and Assembly Department. The cost of this servicing is charged to the operating departments on the basis of machine- hours. Cost and other data relating to the Maintenance Department and to the other two departments for the most recent year are presented below. Data for the Maintenance Department follow: Variable costs for lubricants Fixed costs for salaries and other *Budgeted at $18 per machine-hour. Data for the Forming and Assembly Departments follow: Forming Department Assembly Department Total Percentage of Peak- Period Capacity Required 67% 33% 100% Required 1 Required 2 Budget $ 266,400* $ 182,000 Total cost charged Machine-Hours Budget 9,600 5,200 14,800 Forming Department The level of fixed costs in the Maintenance Department is determined by peak-period requirements. Required: 1. How much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Forming Department and to the Assembly Department? 2. How much, if any, of the actual Maintenance Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and not charged to the Forming and Assembly departments? Actual $ 340,320 $ 195, 200 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Actual 11,600 4,200 15,800 How much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Forming Department and to the Assembly Department? Assembly Department < Required 1 Required 2 >
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 How much, if any, of the actual Maintenance Department costs for the year should be treated as a spending variance and not charged to the Forming and Assembly departments? Spending variance < Required 1 Required 2 >