Classify departments as operating or support departments, and specify a plausible allocation base. E14.1 (LO 1), C Healthcare organizations involve a wide variety of departments, such as the following. Required a. Identify whether each department is an operating unit or a support department. b. For each support department, recognize at least one possible allocation base by which its costs could be assigned to the operating departments. c. For each support department, identify which other departments it would likely support. Recall that support departments may assist other support departments as well as the operating units, or may support only the operating units. Classify departments as operating or support departments, and specify a plausible allocation base. E14.1 (LO 1), C Healthcare organizations involve a wide variety of departments, such as the following. Required a. Identify whether each department is an operating unit or a support department. b. For each support department, recognize at least one possible allocation base by which its costs could be assigned to the operating departments. c. For each support department, identify which other departments it would likely support. Recall that support departments may assist other support departments as well as the operating units, or may support only the operating units