Fixed and Variable Cost Allocation Kumar, Inc., evaluates managers of producing departments on their ability to control costs. In addition to the costs directly traceable to their departments, each production manager is held responsible for a share of the costs of a support center, the Human Resources (HR) Department. The total costs of HR are allocated on the basis of actual direct labor hours used. The total costs of HR and the actual direct labor hours worked by each producing department are as follows: Direct labor hours worked: Department A Department B Total hours Actual HR cost Budgeted HR cost Year 1 Year 2 29,000 30,000 45,000 30,000 74,000 60,000 $123,500 $123,500 118,500* 115,000* *$0.25 per direct labor hour plus $100,000. When the capacity of the HR Department was originally established, the normal usage expected for each department was 17,000 direct labor hours. This usage is also the amount of activity planned for the two departments in Year 1 and Year 2. Required: 1. Allocate the costs of the HR Department using the direct method and assuming that the purpose is product costing. Variable costs Fixed costs Total cost Department A Department B