Support Department 1 Department 2 Department 1 Department 2 Support Production Production Number of employees 9 7 25 18 Asset value $1,150 $670 $6,230 $5,100 Department cost $20,000 $15,500 $99,000 $79,000

A cost driver is used to allocate support department expenses. Match each of the following cost drivers with the appropriate department.   Clear All Number of work orders Number of employees Number of payroll checks Number of purchase requisitions   Payroll Accounting Maintenance President's Office Purchasing Human Resources

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Part 1: Allocate the costs of the 3 service departments using the direct method. Part 2: Allocate the costs of the 3 service departments using the step method, with the order determined by the greater percentage usage. Part 3: Allocate the costs of the 3 service departments using the reciprical method.  Part 4:What is one strength and one drawback of each of the methods?

Sequential (Step) 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 Human Resources General Factory Direct costs Allocate: General Factory Support Departments Human Resources Human Resources Total after allocation $150,000 1,500 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. Now assume that Chekov Company uses the sequential method to allocate support department costs. The support departments are ranked in order of highest cost to lowest cost. Required: 1. Calculate the allocation ratios (rounded to six significant digits) for the four departments using the sequential method. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations. Human…