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Renoir Hotel & Casino issituated on beautiful Lake Tahoe in Nevada. The complex includes a300-room hotel, a casino, and a restaurant. As Renoir's newcontroller, you are asked to recommend the basis to be used forallocating fixed overhead costs to the three divisions in 2012. Youare presented with the following income statement information for2011:

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You are also given the followingdata on the three divisions. (Click the icon to view the data.)

You are told that you may choose toallocate indirect costs based on one of the following: directcosts, floor space, or the number of employees. Total fixedoverhead costs for 2011 was $14,630,000.

Read the requirements.

Requirement 1.Calculate division margins in percentage terms prior to allocatingfixed overhead costs. answers to two decimal places, X.XX.)

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Requirement 2.Allocate indirect costs to the three divisions using each of thethree allocation bases su each allocation base, calculate divisionoperating margins after allocations in dollars and as apercentage

Allocate the indirect costs, thencalculate the division operating margin in dollars and as apercentage of each segment.

Begin with cost allocation based ondirect costs. (Round percentages, including intermediatecalculation:: places, X.XX%. Round dollar amounts to the nearestdollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign for negativ

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Next, allocate costs based on floorspace. (Round percentages, including intermediate calculations, toTu\ places, X.XX%. Round dollar amounts to the nearest dollar. Useparentheses or a minus sign for negativ

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Now allocate costs based on numberof employees. (Round percentages, including intermediate calculatdecimal places, X.XX%. Round dollar amounts to the nearest dollar.Use parentheses or a minus sign fo1 amounts.)

Allocated fixed overhead costs

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Requirement 3.Discuss the results. How would you decide to allocate indirectcosts to the divisions? W

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the $14,630,000 cost

the three divisions. This will helpguide the choice of an allocatio

short run.

Requirement 4.Would you recommend closing any of the three divisions (andpossibly reallocating resc divisions) as a result of your analysis?If so, which division would you close and why?

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Revenues $ 17,130,000$ 6,427,000 $ 12,380,000

Directcosts 9,825,000 4,392,100 4,475,500 Segmentmargin $ 7,305,000$ 2,034,900$ 7,904,500

Data Table

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Floor space (squarefeet) 70,000 14,000 56,000

Number ofemployees 280 70 350

Requirements

Requirements

Calculate division margins in percentage terms prior toallocating fixed overhead costs.

Allocate indirect costs to the three divisions using each of thethree allocation bases suggested. For each allocation base,calculate division operating margins after allocations in dollarsand as a percentage of revenues.

3. Discuss the results. How wouldyou decide to allocate indirect costs to the divisions? Why?

4. Would yourecommend closing any of the three divisions (and possiblyreallocating resources to other divisions) as a result of youranalysis? If so, which division would you close and why?

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