Direct Method of Support Department Cost Allocation Valron Company has two support departments, Human Resources and General Factory, and two producing departments, Fabricating and Assembly. Support Departments Producing Departments Human General Resources Factory Fabricating Assembly Direct costs $160,000 $340,000 $114,200 $95,000 Normal activity: Number of employees 60 80 170 Square footage 1,000 5,700 13,300 The costs of the Human Resources Department are allocated on the basis of number of employees, and the costs of General Factory are allocated on the basis of square footage. Valron Company uses the direct method of support department cost allocation. Required: 1. Calculate the allocation ratios for the four departments using the direct method. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your answer to the nearest cent. Proportion of Driver Used by Human Resources General Factory Fabricating Assembly Human Resources 0 0 0.32 0.68 General Factory 0 0 0.3 0.7 2. Using the direct method, allocate the costs of the Human Resources and General Factory departments to the Fabricating and Assembly departments. If an amount is zero, enter "O". Support Departments Producing Departments Human Resources General Factory Fabricating Assembly Direct costs 160,000 $ 340,000 $ 114,200 $ 95,000 Allocate: Human Resources 0 51,200 108,800 General Factory o 102,000 238,000 Total after allocation $ 0 $ 0 267,400 $ 441,800 Feedback Check My Work 1. Direct method, as well as sequential and reciprocal methods, allocates all support department costs to the producing departments. 2. The direct method allocates from support to producing departments. No reciprocity is recognized. After allocation, zero cost remains in the support departments. Pre-allocation total overhea must equal post-allocation overhead