Distinguish among the three methods of allocating the costs of support departments to operating departments. The ignores any services rendered by one support department to another; it allocates each support department's costs directly to the operating departments. The allocates support-department costs to other support departments and to operating departments in a sequential manner that partially recognizes the mutual services provided among all support departments. The the mutual services provided among all support departments. allocates support-department costs to operating departments by fully recognizing

Distinguish among the three methods of allocating the costs of support departments to operating departments. The ignores any services rendered by one support department to another; it allocates each support cepartment's costs directly to the operating departments. The allocates support-department costs to other support departments and to operating deparuments in a sequential manner that partially recognizes the mutual services provided among all support departments. The allocates support-department costs to operating departments by fully recognizing the munual services provided among all support departments. direct allocation method reciprocal allocation method step-down allocation method