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			Domestic			International
Employees					25			45			180
Transactions		25,000						20,000			80,000
Department direct costs	$	360,000		$	144,000		$	936,000		$	3,600,000

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.