University has provided the following data to be used in its service department cost allocations:...

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University has provided the following data to be used in its service department cost allocations:

Service Departments

Operating Departments

Administration Facility Services Undergraduate Programs Graduate Programs
Departmental costs before allocations $2,400,000 $1,600,000 $26,800,000 $5,700,000
Student credit-hours 20,000 5,000
Space occupiedsquare feet 25,000 10,000 70,000 30,000

Required:

Using the direct method, allocate the costs of the service departments to the two operating departments. Allocate the Administration cost on the basis of student credit-hours and the Facility Services cost on the basis of space occupied. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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