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measure(s) from the list. QUESTION.3 The Central Valley Company has prepared department overhead bodgets for budgeted-volume levels before allocations as follows: Managernent has decided that the most approgriate inventory costs are achicved by using individual department overhead rates. These rates are developed after support-department costs are allocated to operating departments. Bases for allocation are to be selected from the following Required: (i) Using the step-down method, allocate support-department costs. Develop overhead rates per direct manufacturing labor-hour for machining and assembly. Allocate the costs of the support departments in the order given in this problem. Use the allocatio base for each support department you think is most appropriate. 12) Using the direct method, rework requirement I. is) Based on the following information aboot two jobs, determine the total overhead costs for each job by using rates developed in (a) requirement I and (b) requirement 2 . 14 The company evaluates the performance of the eperating deportment managers on the basis of how well they managed their total costs, including allocated costs. As the manager of the Machining Department, which alloestion method would you prefer from the results obtained in requirements 1 and 2 ? Explain