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16-19. SUPPORT-DEPARTMENT COST ALLOCATION; DIRECT AND STEP-DOWN METHODS. Phoenix Partners provides management consulting services to government and corporate clients. Phoenix has two support departments-administrative services (AS) and information systems (IS)-and two operating departments-government consulting (GOVT) and corporate consulting (CORP). For the first quarter of 2020, Phoenix's cost records indicate the following: 1. Allocate the two support departments' costs to the two operating departments using the following methods: a. Direct method b. Step-down method (allocate AS first) c. Step-down method (allocate IS first) 2. Compare and explain differences in the support-department costs allocated to each operating department. 3. What approaches might be used to decide the sequence in which to allocate support departments when using the step-down method