III IU UVerhead cost per visit of an initial visit using either the conventional or ABC methods? would there be a change in the total overhead cost of initial visits using either the conventional or ABC methods? 11. . Cost allocationUse the information in Exhibit 12.11 to answer these questions. a. Louis Clark, the new administrator for the surgical clinic, was trying to figure out how to allocate his indirect expenses. His staff were complaining that the current method of taking a percentage of revenues was unfair. He decided to try to allocate utilities expense based on square footage for each department, to allocate adminis tration expense based on direct costs, and to allocate laboratory expense based on tests. What would the results be? b. Carol West, the nurse manager of the cystoscopy suite, was given approval to add more space to her current area by converting 500 square feet of administrative space into another cystoscopy bay. What will her new fully allocated expenses be? (Assume that there are no new additional costs incurred by adding the 500 square feet)