Reciprocal Method of Support Department Cost Allocation Valron Company has two support departments, Human Resources and General Factory, and two producing departments, Fabricating and Assembly Support Departments Producing Departments Humann General Resources Factory Fabricating Assembly Direct costs $170,000 $340,000 $114,200 $95,000 Normal activity: Number of employees 60 80 170 Square footage 1,000 5,700 13,300 The costs of the Human Resources Department are allocated on the basis of number of employees, and the costs of General Factory are allocated on the basis of square footage Now assume that Valron Company uses the reciprocal method to allocate support department costs Required: 1. Calculate the allocation ratios (rounded to four significant digits) for the four departments using the reciprocal method. If an amount is zero, enter "O". Use the rounded values for subsequent calculations Proportion of Driver Used by Human Resources General Factory Fabricating Assembly Human Resources 0 0 General Factory 0 Check My Work 2 more Check My Work uses remaining Previous Next