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

Resources General

Factory Fabricating Assembly

Direct costs $$160,000$ $$340,000$ $$114,600$ $$93,000$

Normal activity:

Number of employees $6080170$

Square footage $1,0005,70013,300$

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 fill in the blank $1$ fill in the blank $2$ fill in the blank $3$ fill in the blank $4$

General Factory fill in the blank $5$ fill in the blank $6$ fill in the blank $7$ fill in the blank $8$

$2.$ 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 $"0".$

Support Departments Producing Departments

Human Resources General Factory Fabricating Assembly

Direct costs $fill in the blank $9$ $fill in the blank $10$ $fill in the blank $11$ $fill in the blank $12$

Allocate:

Human Resources fill in the blank $13$ fill in the blank $14$ fill in the blank $15$ fill in the blank $16$

General Factory fill in the blank $17$ fill in the blank $18$ fill in the blank $19$ fill in the blank $20$

Total after allocation $fill in the blank $21$ $fill in the blank $22$ $fill in the blank $23$ $fill in the blank $24$