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

Multiple Choice

Downtown 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.