Consider the data.

Required:
a. Compute the total costs in the cost pool for the P&R and FM departments, using the reciprocal method to allocate the costs of the two support departments to the line departments.
b. Comment on which of the answers from Exercises 16.21, 16.22, and 16.23 provides the most accurate estimate of the cost of the support services consumed by the P&R and FMdepartments.

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