Data tableRequirement $2.$ Compare and explain differences in 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.

the highest overall allocation to CORP. Similarly, GOVT.$\text{'}$s usage of the AS group exceeds CORP's. Therefore, when AS costs are allocated second it results in assigning relatively more costs to GOVT.

The approaches that could determine the sequence in the step$-$down method are:

Allocate support departments on a ranking of the total dollar amount in the support departments.

Allocate support departments on a ranking of the percentage of their total services provided to other support departments.

Allocate support departments on a ranking of the total dollar amounts of services provided to other support departments..