Allanta Partners provides management consulting services to govemment and corporate clients. Allanta has two support departments-administrative services (AS) and information systoms (IS)-and two operating departrnents -government consulting (GOVT) and corporate consulting (CORP) For the first quarter of 2020 , Alanta's cost records indicate the folowing: Fif (Click the icon to view the cost records.) Read the tequirements Requirement 1a. Allocate the two support departments' costs to the two operating departments using the direct nsethod. (Do not round intermodiary calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar Use parentheses or a minus sign when decreasing separtments by allocaling costs. Enter a "0. for any zero balances). Dald Lavie 1. Allocate the two support departments' costs to the two operating departments using the following methods: a. Direct method b. Step-down method (Allocate AS first) c. Step-down method (Allocate IS first) 2. Compare and explain differences in the support-department costs allocated to each operating department. 3. What approaches might be used to decide the sequence in which to allocate support departments when using the step-down method? Ib. Allocate the two subbort debartments' costs to the two operatina departments usina the sted-down mi Requirement 16. Allocate the two support depariments' costs to the two operating departments using the step-down method (Allocate AS first) (Do not round intermediaty calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Use parentheses of a minus sign when decreasing departments by allocating costs. Enter a "D. for any zer. Requirement 1c. Allocate the two support departments' costs to the two operating departments using the step-down method (Allocate IS first) (Do not round intermediary calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign when decreasing departments by allocating costs. Enter a "0" for any Requirement 2. Compare and explain differences ln the support-department costs allocated to each operating department. Begin by entering the total support-department costs allocated to each operating department under each of the methods below. Requirement 2. Compare and explain differences in the support-department costs allocated to each operating department. Beghin by entering the total support department costs allocated to each operating department under each of the methods below The direct method (The step-dewn method There is a disproportionate usage of IS servicos by CORP. Therefore, when AS costs are allecated first it results in to CORP. Similarty. GOVI's usage of the AS group exceeds CORP's. Therefore, when AS coste are allocated second it tesults in to GOVT Requirement 3. What approaches might be used to decide the sequence in which to allocate support departments when using the step-down method? (If an input lield is not used In the toble, leave the input field empty, do not setect a label.) The approaches that could determine the sequence in the step-down method are: Requirement 3. What appronches might be used to decide the sequence in which to alocate support departments when using the step-down method? (If an input field is not used in the table, leave the input field emply; do not select a label) The approaches that could determine the sequence in the step-down method are
