Seattle Western University has provided the following data to be used in its service department cost allocations:
Service Departments |
Operating Departments |
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Administration | Facility Services | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs | ||
Departmental costs before allocations | $2,400,000 | $1,600,000 | $26,800,000 | $5,700,000 | |
Student credit-hours | 20,000 | 5,000 | |||
Space occupied—square feet | 25,000 | 10,000 | 70,000 | 30,000 | |
Required:
Using the direct method, allocate the costs of the service departments to the two operating departments. Allocate the Administration cost on the basis of student credit-hours and the Facility Services cost on the basis of space occupied. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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