The following cost data pertain to the operations of Montgomery Department Stores, Inc., for the month of July. Corporate legal office salaries $ 60,900
Apparel Department cost of sales—Evendale Store $ 117,300
Corporate headquarters building lease $ 53,400
Store manager’s salary—Evendale Store $ 12,400
Apparel Department sales commission—Evendale Store $ 9,850
Store utilities—Evendale Store $ 18,800
Apparel Department manager’s salary—Evendale Store $ 10,650
Central warehouse lease cost $ 16,000
Janitorial costs—Evendale Store $ 9,700
The Evendale Store is just one of many stores owned and operated by the company. The Apparel Department is one of many departments at the Evendale Store. The central warehouse serves all of the company’s stores.
Required:
1. What is the total amount of the costs listed above that are direct costs of the Apparel Department?
2. What is the total amount of the costs listed above that are direct costs of the Evendale Store?
3. What is the total amount of the Apparel Department’s direct costs that are also variable costs with respect to total departmental sales?