University District Co-op, a whole foods grocery and coffee shop, has provided the following data to be used in its service department cost allocations:

Required:
Using the step-down method, allocate the costs of the service departments to the two operating departments. Allocate the costs of the Administration Department first on the basis of employee-hours and then the costs of the Building Services Department on the basis of spaceoccupied.

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Service Departments Building Services Operating Departments Coffee Shop Administration Groceries Departmental costs before $200,000 480 $60,000 320 allocations $3,860,000 $340,000 160 2,720 Space occupied in square feet . . 800 1,200 9,500 500