Support department cost allocationreciprocal services method Davis Snowflake Co produces Christmas stockings in its Cutting and Sewing departments The Maintenance and Security departments support the production of the stockings Costs from the Maintenance Department are allocated based on machine hours, and costs from the Security Department are allocated based on asset value Information about each department is provided in the following table Maintenance Department Security Department Cutting Department Sewing Department Machine hours 800 2,000 7,200 10,800 Asset value $2,000 $1,670 $2,500 $5,500 Department cost $36,000 $16,000 $64,000 $82,000 Determine the total cost of each production department after allocating all support department costs to the production departments using the reciprocal services method Cutting Department Sewing Department Production departments total costs

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Support department cost allocationreciprocal services method Davis Snowflake & Co. produces Christmas stockings in its Cutting and Sewing departments. The Maintenance and Security departments support

Support department cost allocationreciprocal services method

Davis Snowflake & Co. produces Christmas stockings in its Cutting and Sewing departments. The Maintenance and Security departments support the production of the stockings. Costs from the Maintenance Department are allocated based on machine hours, and costs from the Security Department are allocated based on asset value. Information about each department is provided in the following table:

	Maintenance Department	Security Department	Cutting Department	Sewing Department
Machine hours	800	2,000	7,200	10,800
Asset value	$2,000	$1,670	$2,500	$5,500
Department cost	$36,000	$16,000	$64,000	$82,000

Determine the total cost of each production department after allocating all support department costs to the production departments using the reciprocal services method.