Support department cost allocationsequential 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		Square footage to be serviced
Cafeteria Department		Number of employees

	Janitorial Department	Cafeteria Department	Cutting Department	Assembly Department
Department costs	$310,000	$169,000	$1,504,000	$680,000
Square feet	50	5,000	1,000	4,000
Number of employees	10	3	30	10

Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the sequential method.

Allocate the support department with the highest department cost first.

	Cutting Department		Assembly Department
Janitorial Department	$		$
Cafeteria Department	$		$