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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 $280,000 $170,000 $1,490,000 $680,000 Square feet 46 5,000 2,100 4,900 Number of employees 2 21 9 Allocate the support department costs to the production departments using the direct method. Cutting Assembly Department Department Janitorial Department cost allocation 84,000 Cafeteria Department cost allocation 119,000 Feedback Check My Won The direct method allocates all support department costs directly to production departments. The usage of the support department cost drivers by each department must be determined. Under the direct method, any inter-support-department usages are ignored. The percentage usage of support department cost drivers by the production departments is determined. The support department costs are allocated to the production departments by multiplying the percentage usage of each production department by the total support department costs