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Macho Company Has Two Service Departments, Maintenance and Cafeteria, as Well

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Macho Company has two service departments, Maintenance and Cafeteria, as well as two production departments, Mixing and Finishing. Maintenance Department costs are allocated based on direct- labor hours and Cafeteria Department costs are allocated based on number of employees. The following information is also available:  Maintenance  Cafeteria  Mixing  Finishing  Direct dept.costs $3,500$2,800$1,200$400 Direct-lab or hours 18015012080 Number of employees 36302419\begin{array}{lllll}\text { Maintenance } & & \text { Cafeteria } & \text { Mixing } & \text { Finishing } \\\text { Direct dept.costs } & \$ 3,500 & \$ 2,800 & \$ 1,200 & \$ 400 \\\text { Direct-lab or hours } & 180 & 150 & 120 & 80 \\\text { Number of employees } &36 & 30 & 24 & 19\end{array} Required:
Assuming the step- down method of allocating costs and the Maintenance Department renders the greatest service, determine the amount of each service department's costs that will be allocated to each production department.

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Maintenance Department:
150 + 120 + 80 =...

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