Williams manufactures a variety of iron products, made to customer specifications, in small batches. Willie Williams, owner, is concerned that he does not have an accurate understanding of the costs of production. You, a newly-minted MBA, have researched his business and identified various costs and cost drivers



The service departments (Janitorial, HR, and Data Services) are allocated to the two production departments (Welding and Assembly). Janitorial costs are allocated using square feet, HR using number of employees, and Data Services using number of transactions. You recall that there are several approaches to the allocation of service department costs, direct, step-down and reciprocal methods.



If the reciprocal method is applied, which is true?



A. Welding's total costs after allocation are $115,840.52

B. Assembly's total costs after allocation are greater than $100,000

C. Janitorial is allocated $1,119.74 from Data Svcs

D. HR's total costs after allocation are $46,059.25

E. None of the above


A. Welding's total costs after allocation are $115,840.52

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