Comprehensive support department allocations Management at C. Pier Press has decided to allocate costs of the paper's two support departments (administration and human resources) to the two revenue-generating departments (advertising and circulation). Administration costs are to be allocated on the basis of dollars of assets employed; human resources costs are to be allocated on the basis of number of employees. The following costs and allocation bases are available: Department Direct Costs Number of Employees Assets Employed Administration $1,094,100 14 5541,940 Human resources 689,780 11 408,380 1.340.920 17 1,067,360 Advertising Circulation 1.893.640 36 2.618,420 Totals 55,018,440 78 $4,636,100 Department Direct Costs Number of Employees Assets Employed $1.094,100 $541.940 Administration 14 Human resources 689.780 11 408.380 Advertising 1.340.920 17 1,067,360 Circulation 1.893,640 36 2.618,420 Totals $5.018,440 78 $4.636,100 a. Using the direct method, allocate the support department costs to the revenue-generating departments. Note: Round percentages in your calculation to the nearest whole percent (for example, round 34.5% to 359). Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar. Amount allocated to Advertising: $ 538,019 Amount allocated to Circulation: $ 1,245,861 b. Using your answer to (a), what are the total costs of the revenue-generating departments after the allocations? Advertising total costs $ 1,878,939 Circulation total costs $ 3,139,501 C. Assuming that the benefits-provided ranking is the order shown in the table, use the step method to allocate the support department costs to the revenue-generating departments. Note: Round your final answers only to the nearest whole dollar. Amount allocated to Advertising: $ 256,255 X Amount allocated to Circulation: $ 542,658 X d. Using your answer to (c), what are the total costs of the revenue-generating departments after the allocations? Advertising total costs $ 541,490 x Circulation total costs $ 1,242,390 X e. Using the algebraic method, allocate the support department costs to the revenue-generating departments. Note: Round percentages in your calculation to the nearest whole percent (for example, round 34.5% to 35%). Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar. Amount allocated to Advertising: $ 256,255 X Amount allocated to Circulation: $ 542,658 X f. Using your answer to (e), what are the total costs of the revenue-generating departments after the allocations? Advertising total costs $ 256,255 x Circulation total costs $ 542,658 X