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	Direct Expenses	Square Feet	Sales
Personnel	$ 10,000	480
Office	37,000	720
Shoes	96,000	2,580	$ 156,400
Clothing	20,000	2,220	183,600

The company also has $80,000 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 60 employees and the Clothing department has 140 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 Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Department Numerator Denominator % of Total Personnel Office Shoes Clothing Totals Personnel expense Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Department Numerator Denominator % of Total Shoes Clothing Totals Office expense Allocation Base Percent of Allocation Base Cost to be Allocated Allocated Cost Department Numerator Denominator % of Total Shoes Clothing Totals