BluStar Company has two service departments, Administration and Accounting, and two operating departments, Domestic and International. Administration costs are allocated on the basis of employees, and Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of transactions. A summary of BluStar operations follows. Administration Accounting 23 Employees Transactions Department direct costs Domestic 54 19,000 $945,000 International 23 76,000 $3,500,000 40,000 $362,000 $147,000 Required: a. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the direct method. b. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the step method. Start with Administration. c. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amounts.) From Department costs Administration allocation Accounting allocation Total cost Administration Accounting Domestic International 362,000 $ 147,000 $ 945,000$ 3,500,000 (484,894) X 144,838 X 261,843 X 111,526 X 122,894 X (291,838) X 41,073 X 164,294 X $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,247,916 IS 3,775,820