Support department cost allocation-direct method Becker Tabletops has two support departments (Janitorial and Cafeteria) and two production departments (Cutting and Assembly). Relevant details for these departments are as follows: Support Department Cost Driver Janitorial Department Cafeteria Department Square footage to be serviced Number of employees Janitorial Department Cafeteria Department Department costs $320,000 $160,000 Cutting Department $1,510,000 Assembly Department $690,000 Square feet Number of employees 50 10 5,000 3 1,000 4,000 45 5 Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the direct method. Cutting Department Janitorial Department cost allocation Cafeteria Department cost allocation $ Feedback Assembly Department 224,000 X Check My Work The direct method allocates all support department costs directly to production departments. The usage of the support department cost drivers by each department must be determined. Under the direct method, any inter-support-department usages are ignored. The percentage usage of support department cost drivers by the production departments is determined. The support department costs are allocated to the production departments by multiplying the percentage usage of each production department by the total support department costs.