Refer to the data for University Printers in Exercise 11-28.

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Allocate the service department costs using the step method, starting with the Maintenance Department. What effect does using this method have on the allocation of costs?

Data From Exercise 11-28:

University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each.

The following data appear in the company records for the current period: