Eastside Hospital Has Two Service Departments (Patient Records and Accounting)

question 1

Multiple Choice

Eastside Hospital has two service departments (Patient Records and Accounting) and two "production" departments (Internal Medicine and Surgery) . Which of the following allocations would likely take place under the reciprocal-services method of cost allocation?

• A) Allocation of Accounting cost to Patient Records.
• B) Allocation of Patient Records cost to Internal Medicine.
• C) Allocation of Surgery cost to Accounting.
• D) Allocation of Internal Medicine cost to Surgery.
• E) Both Allocation of Accounting cost to Patient Records and Allocation of Patient Records cost to Internal Medicine.

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