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Support department cost allocation-direct method Becher Tabletops has two support departments (Janitorial and Cafeteria) and two production departments (Cutting and-Assembly). Relevant details for these departments are as follows: Aincate the support department costs to the production departments using the direct method. Support Department Cost Allocation-Reciprocal Services Method Brewster Toymakers inc. produces toys for children. The toys are produced in the Molding and Assembly departments. The Janitorial and Security departments suppoit the production of the tort. Costs from the Janitorial Department are allocated based on square feet. Costs from the Security Department are allocated based on asset value: Relevant depsitment information is provided in the following table: Using the recprocal services method of aupport department cost allocation, determine: a. The percentage of Janitarial costs that should be allocated to the Security Department. b. The percentage of Secunty costs that should be allocated to the Janitorial Department. Support Department Cost: Allocation-Reciprocal Services Method Blue Africa the produces laptops and desktop computers. The compary's production activities mainly occur in what the company calls its Laser and Forming department The Cafeteria and Secunity departments support the company's production activities and allocate costs based on the number of employees and square feet, respectively. The total cost of the Security Department is $241,000. The total cost of the Cateteria Department is $791,000. The number of employees and the square footage in each department are as follows: Uwing the reciorocal services method of support department cost allocation, determine the total costs from the Security Oepartment that should be aliocated to the Cafuteris Department and to each of the production departments. Support department cost aliocation-reciprocal services method Temple Lights, Inc. produces Hanukkah menorahs in its Cutting and Molding departments. The Maintenance and Security departments support the production of the menorahs, Costs from the Mairtenance 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: Support Department Cost Allocation-Direct Method Chriatmas Timber, tne, produces Christmas trees, The trees are produced through a cutting and pruning process. Machine maintenance and janitorial tabors are performed throughout the production process by nonproduction employees. Maintenance and fanitorial costs are allocated based on machine hours used and the number of trees in each deparment, respectively. The company estimates that the cutting and pruning areas typically have about 24 and 36 trees, respectively, in them at 1 time. The compuny aho ectimates that the cutting process requires about 9 times as many machine hours as the pruning process. The total costs of cach department are as follows: Using the direct method of support, department cost allocation, determine the total cost of each production department after allocating all support costs to the production departments. Yo-Tawn ine, produces yogurt, information related to the company's yogurt production follows: Support Department 1 \& costs total $160,000. Using the direct method of support department cost alsocation, determine the costs from Support Department 1 that should be allocated to each production department
