15-27 Allocating costs to divisions. Gether Corporation manufactures appliances. It has four divisions: refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, and microwave oven. Each division is located in a different city and the headquarters is located in Mississauga, Ontario. Headquarters incurs a total of $14,255,000 in costs, none of which are direct costs of any of the divisions. Revenues, costs, and facility space for each division are as follows: Refrigerator Stove Dishwasher Microwave Oven Revenue $10,900,000 $18,800,000 $11,500,000 $6,780,000 Direct costs $ 5,700,000 $10,400,000 $ 6,200,000 $3,220,000 Segment margin $ 5,200,000 $ 8,400,000 $ 5,300,000 $3,560,000 Square metres of floor space occupied 130,000 90,000 80,000 100,000 Gether wants to allocate the indirect costs of headquarters on the basis of either square metres or segment margin for each division. Required 1. Allocate the indirect headquarters costs to each division, first using square metres of space and then using segment margin as the allocation base. Calculate the division operating margins after each allocation in dollars and as a percentage of revenue. M15_DATA8217_09_SE_C15.indd 627 07/11/20 7:30 PM 628 Chapter 15Period Cost Application 2. Which allocation base do you prefer? Why? 3. Should any of the divisions be dropped based on your calculations? Why or why not