alue 3.07 points Problem 11-48 Step Method with Three Service Depagrtments (LO 11-3) Model, Inc., produces model automobiles made from metal. It operates two production departments, Molding and Painting, and has three service departments, Administration, Accounting, and Maintenance. The accumulated costs in the three service departments were $259,000, $407,000, and $199,000, respectively. Management is concerned that the costs of its service departments are getting too high. In particular, managers would like to keep the costs of service departments under $3.50 per unit on average. You have been asked to allocate service department costs to the two production departments and compute the unit costs The company decided that Administration costs should be allocated on the basis of square footage used by each production and service department. Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees. Maintenance costs are allocated on the basis of the dollar value of the equipment in each department. The use of each base by all departments during the current period follows Used b Allocation Base Building area Employees Equipment value (in thousands) Accounting Maintenance Molding 409,600 92 $ 18.50 120.00 Painting 76,800 69 60.00 Administration 13,000 70,400 10 $240.00 83,200 46 23 $180.00 Direct costs of the Molding Department included $245,000 in direct materials, $342,500 in direct labor, and $105,000 in overhead. The Painting Department's direct costs consisted of $214,000 in direct materials, $226,000 in direct labor, and $67,500 in overhead