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Steven's Battery Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Personnel. Maintenance Department costs of $320,000 are allocated on the basis of budgeted maintenance-hours. Personnel Department costs of $80,000 are allocated based on the number of employees. The costs of operating departments A and B are $160,000 and $240,000, respectively. Data on budgeted maintenance-hours and number of employees are as follows:
Support Departments | Production Department | |||
Maint Department | Personnel Department | A | B | |
Budgeted Costs | $320,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $240,000 |
Budgeted Maintenance hours | NA | 800 | 960 | 640 |
Number of employees | 40 | NA | 160 | 480 |
Required
1-Allocate the costs of the service departments to the production departments using the direct method
2-Allocate the costs of the service departments to the production departments using the step-down method, if the service department with the highest percentage of interdepartmental support service is allocated first. (Round up)