Vercher Natal Clinic Uses the Step-Down Method to Allocate Service

question 31

Essay

Vercher Natal Clinic uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments.The clinic has two service departments,Administration and Information Technology (IT),and two operating departments,Prenatal Care and Postnatal Care.
Administration Department costs are allocated first on the basis of employees and IT Department costs are allocated second on the basis of computers.
Required:
Allocate the service department costs to the operating departments using the step-down method.

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