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Running head: COST ACCOUNTING
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Cost Accounting
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COST ACCOUNTING
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Question 1
Support departments are divisions of a company that offers services or manufacture
goods for its operating department and other divisions. The following are the costs associated
with the given support department cause. The first regards motivation, which improves the
proper use of support department resources, tracks their service and ensures their effectiveness.
The second explanation is decision-making in fields such as commodity pricing, sourcing, and
manufacturing. The third aim is to make external reporting more successful. Eldenburg (1970)
suggests that the mechanism for allocating support department costs begins with determining the
allocation's intent. After this, the next is in cost pools identification that will assist in the
effectiveness of the pools' assignment in the step to be followed. After assigning, the next step is
in choosing an allocation method to assign support department costs based on each of the cost
pools. The methods utilized are either the reciprocal method, the phase method, or the direct
method.
Question 2
Two strategies are used to distribute joint costs. The first approach is based on physical
performance, which is useful when measuring joint pr...
