Question: Exercise 1 1 - 3 1 ( Algo ) Cost Allocation: Reciprocal Method, Two Service Departments ( LO 1 1 - 1 ) Activity and

Exercise 11-31(Algo) Cost Allocation: Reciprocal Method, Two Service Departments (LO 11-1)
Activity and selected costs for three production departments (Training, Independent, and Commercial) and two service departments (Accounting and Facilities) at DuBay Films for the past month follow:
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \multirow[b]{2}{*}{Supplying Department} & \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{Using Department}\\
\hline & Accounting & Facilities & Training & Independent & Commercial \\
\hline Accounting & 0 & 0.40 & 0.30 & 0.20 & 0.10\\
\hline Facilities & 0.10 & 0 & 0.20 & 0.20 & 0.50\\
\hline Direct cost & \$ 240,000 & \$ 209,500 & \$ 380,000 & \$ 206,000 & \$ 292,000\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Required:
Allocate service department costs to Training, Independent, and Commercial using the reciprocal method. What are the total costs of Training, Independent, and Commercial after this allocation?
Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amounts.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \multirow[b]{2}{*}{From:} & \multicolumn{9}{|c|}{Cost Allocation To:}\\
\hline & Accounting & Facilities & & \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{Training} & \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{Independent} & \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{Commercial}\\
\hline Service department costs & & & & & & & & & \\
\hline Accounting & & & & & & & & & \\
\hline Facilities & & & & & & & & & \\
\hline Total allocations & \$ 0 & \$ & 0 & \$ & 0 & \$ & 0 & \$ & 0\\
\hline Direct costs & & & & & & & & & \\
\hline Total costs & \$ 0 & \$ & 0 & \$ & 0 & \$ & 0 & \$ & 0\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Exercise 1 1 - 3 1 ( Algo ) Cost Allocation:

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