E15-19 (similar to) Question Help Phoenix Partners provides management consulting services to government and corporate clients. Phoenix has two support departments administrative services (AS) and information systems (IS)and two operating departments-government consulting (GOVT) and corporate consulting (CORP). For the first quarter of 2017, Phoenix's cost records indicate the following: 2 (Click the icon to view the cost records.) Read the requirements. Requirement 1a. Allocate the two support departments' costs to the two operating departments using the direct method. (Do not round intermediary calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign when decreasing departments by allocating costs. Enter a "0" for any zero balances.) Support Departments Operating Departments i Data Table Direct Method AS IS GOVT CORP Total Budgeted overhead costs SUPPORT OPERATING before interdepartment cost allocations AS IS GOVT CORP Total Allocation of AS costs Budgeted overhead costs Allocation of IS costs before any Requirements interdepartment cost Total budgeted overhead of operating departments allocations $ 600,000 $ 1,200,000 $ 8,825,000 $ 12,470,000 $ 23,095,000 Support work supplied by AS (budgeted head count) 0 20% 48% 32% 100% 1. Allocate the two support departments' costs to the two operating departments Support work supplied by using the following methods: IS (budgeted computer 10% time) 0 36% 54% a. 100% Direct method b. Step-down method (Allocate AS first) c. Step-down method (Allocate IS first) Print Done 2. Compare and explain differences in the support-department costs allocated to Enter any number in the edit fields and then click each operating department. 3. What approaches might be used to decide the sequence in which to allocate support departments when using the step-down method? Check Answer remaining 5 parts