ek Seven Homework: Chapter 11 vo service departments, Administration and Accounting, and two operating departments, Domestic and International. Aaministration costs are allocated on the basis of employees, and Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of numbe of transactions. A summary of BluStar operations follows. Required: a. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the direct method. b. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the step method. Start with Administration. c. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amounts.)