University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and

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University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each.

The following data appear in the company records for the current period:

University Printers estimates that the variable costs in the Personnel Department total $21,500 and in the Maintenance Department variable costs total $9,300. Avoidable fixed costs in the Personnel Department are $5,800.

Required:

If University Printers outsources the Personnel Department functions, what is the maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Max Amount: ?

Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing Machine-hours — 1,000 1,000 3,000 Labor-hours 500 — 500 2,000 Department direct costs $ 16,000 $ 36,500 $ 45,250 $ 32,500

Explanation / Answer

The maximum it can pay an outside vendor without increasing total costs = Variable costs in the personnel department + Avoidable fixed costs in the personnel department

= $21,500 + $5,800

= $27,300

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