Exercise 22-6 (Algo) Departmental expense allocations LO P2 Gomez Company has two service departments (Personnel and Office) and two operating departments (Shoes and Clothing). Following are the direct expenses and square feet occupied by the four departments, and the total sales for the two operating departments. Department Personnel Office Shoes Clothing $ 16,000 35,000 128,000 Sales Direct Expenses Square Feet 1,800 750 10,000 4,500 7,950 $ 204,000 136,000 The company also has $79,000 of utilities expense, which is an indirect expense to all departments and is allocated to the four departments based on square feet occupied. The Shoes department has 26 employees and the Clothing department has 104 employees. Personnel expense is allocated to operating departments based on the number of employees. Office expense is allocated to operating departments based on sales. 1. Allocate utilities expense to the four departments. 2. Allocate personnel expense to the Shoes and Clothing departments. 3. Allocate office expense to the Shoes and Clothing departments. Utilities Department Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Numerator Denominator % of Total Personnel Office Shoes Clothing Totals Personnel expense Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost