Direct Method Ellers Company has two producing departments and two support departments. The following budgeted data pertain to these four departments: Support Departments Producing Departments General Factory Receiving Assembly Finishing Direct overhead $470,000 $170,000 $40,000 $76,000 Square footage 2.900 5,800 5,800 Number of receiving orders 400 2.000 1,450 Direct labor hours 20,000 50,000 The company has decided to simplify its method of allocating support service costs by switching to the direct method. Required: 1. Allocate the costs of the support departments to the producing departments using the direct method, Round allocation ratios to four significant digits. Round allocated costs to the nearest dollar. Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations. Allocation ratios: Assembly Finishing Square footage Number of recelving orders Allocations: Assembly Finishing General Factory Receiving Direct costs Total 2. Using direct labor hours, compute departmental overhead rates. (Round to the nearest cent.) Overhead Rate Assembly per direct labor hour Finishing per direct labor hour