Reciprocal Service Department Costs Are

question 31

Multiple Choice

Reciprocal service department costs are:

• A) allocated to producing departments under the direct method but not allocated to producing departments at all under the step-down method.
• B) allocated to producing departments under the step-down method but not allocated to producing departments at all under the direct method.
• C) not allocated to producing departments under either the direct or the step-down methods.
• D) allocated to producing departments under both the direct and step-down methods.

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