Support department cost allocation-reciprocal services method Davis Snowflake & Co. produces Christmas stockings in its Cutting and Sewing departments. The Maintenance and Security departments support the production of the stockings. Costs from the Maintenance Department are allocated based on machine hours, and costs from the Security Department are allocated based on asset value. Information about each department is provided in the following table: Maintenance Security Cutting Sewing Department Department Department Department Machine hours 800 2,000 7,200 10,800 Asset value $2,000 $1,470 $3,500 $4,500 Department cost $43,200 $19,200 $66,000 $83,000 Determine the total cost of each production department after allocating all support department costs to the production departments using the reciprocal services method. Cutting Sewing Department Department Production departments total costs Support department cost allocation-direct method Becker Tabletops has two support departments (Janitorial and Cafeteria) and two production departments (Cutting and Assembly). Relevant details for these departments are as follows: Support Department Cost Driver Janitorial Department Square footage to be serviced Cafeteria Department Number of employees Janitorial Cafeteria Cutting Assembly Department Department Department Department Department costs $320,000 $210,000 $1,480,000 $670,000 Square feet 50 4,600 1,800 4,200 Number of employees B 3 18 12 Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the direct method. Cutting Assembly Department Department Janitorial Department cost allocation s Cafeteria Department cost allocation