Direct Method of Support Department Cost Allocation Chekov Company has two support departments, Human Resources and General Factory, and two producing departments, Fabricating and Assembly. Direct costs Normal activity: Number of employees Square footage Support Departments Producing Departments Human Resources $160,000 General Factory $360,000 Fabricating Assembly $114,200 $95,000 60 45 80 1,500 6,000 14,000 The costs of the Human Resources Department are allocated on the basis of number of employees, and the costs of General Factory are allocated on the basis of square footage. Chekov Company uses the direct method of support department cost allocation. Required: 1. Calculate the allocation ratios for the four departments using the direct method. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your answer to the nearest cent. Proportion of Driver Used by Human Resources Human Resources General Factory General Factory Fabricating Assembly 2. Using the direct method, allocate the costs of the Human Resources and General Factory departments to the Fabricating and Assembly departments. If an amount enter "0". is zero, Direct costs Allocate: Human Resources General Factory Total after allocation Support Departments Producing Departments Human Resources General Factory Fabricating Assembly $

Refer to the data in Exercise 7.22. The company has decided to simplify its method of allocating support service costs by switching to the direct method. Required: 1. Allocate the costs of the support departments to the producing departments using the direct method. (Round allocation ratios to four significant digits. Round allocated costs to the nearest dollar.) 2. Using direct labor hours, compute departmental overhead rates. (Round to the nearest cent.)

Support department cost allocation Hooligan Adventure Supply produces and sells various outdoor equipment. The Molding and Assembly production departments are supported by the Personnel and Maintenance departments. Personnel costs are allocated to the production departments based on the number of employees, and Maintenance costs are allocated based on number of service calls. Information about these departments is detailed in the following table: Instructions 1. Assuming that Hooligan Adventure Supply uses the sequential method to allocate its support department costs, which support department does it most likely allocate first? 2. Based on your response in part (1), determine the total costs allocated from each support department to each production department using the sequential method. 3. If Hooligan Adventure Supply wanted to use a more accurate support department cost allocation method, which method should it choose? What might discourage the company from using this method?

Support department cost allocation comparison Refer to your answers to Exercises 7-9. Compare the total support department costs allocated to each production department under each cost allocation method. Which production department isallocated the most support department costs (a) under the direct method, (b) under the sequentialmethod, and (c) under the reciprocal services method? EX 19-7 Support department cost allocationdirect method Becker Tabletops has two support departments (Janitorial and Cafeteria) and two production departments (Cutting and Assembly). Relevant details for these departments are as follows: Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the direct method. EX 19-8 Support department cost allocationsequential method Refer to the information provided for Becker Tabletops in Exercise 7. Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the sequential method. Allocate the support department with the highest department cost first. EX 19-9 Support department cost allocation reciprocal services method Refer to the information provided for Becker Tabletops in Exercise 7. Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the reciprocal services method.