HomeLife Life Insurance Company has two service departments (actuarial and premium rating) and two production departments (advertising and sales). The distribution of each service department’s efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is shown in the following table: ToFromActuarialPremium RatingAdvertisingSalesActuarial — 75% 10% 15%Premium 20% — 20 60 The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are: Actuarial$88,000Premium rating 23,000Advertising 68,000Sales 48,000 Required:1. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method or allocation.2. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the step method of allocation.3. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the reciprocal method of allocation.

1) Direct method: Department Sum of the percentages Weight Advertising Sales…

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HomeLife Life Insurance Company has two service departments (actuarial and premium rating) and two production departments (advertising and sales). The distribution of each service department’s efforts (in percentages) to the other departments is shown in the following table:

	To
From	Actuarial	Premium Rating	Advertising	Sales
Actuarial		—			75	%	10	%	15	%
Premium		20	%		—		20		60

The direct operating costs of the departments (including both variable and fixed costs) are:


Actuarial	$	88,000
Premium rating		23,000
Advertising		68,000
Sales		48,000

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1. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the direct method or allocation.

2. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the step method of allocation.

3. Determine the total costs of the advertising and sales departments after using the reciprocal method of allocation.

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