Required:

a$.$ Prepare a schedule to alicate service department costs to the production departments by the direct method.

b$.$ Prepare a schedule to allocate service department costs to the production departments by the step$-$down method, allocating

Custodial Services first.

Complete this question by entering your answers in the table below.

Required $A$

Required B

Prepare a schedule to allocate service department costs to the production departments by the step$-$down method, allocating

Custodial Services first. $($Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Negative values must be entered with a minus sign.$)$