Fox Company Has Two Support Departments (S1 and S2)and Two $\quad$

Essay

Fox Company has two support departments (S1 and S2)and two producing departments (P1 and P2).Estimated direct costs and percentages of services used by these departments are as follows:
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$\begin{array}{ccccr}\text { Support Dept. } & \underline{\mathbf{S 1}} & \underline{\mathbf{S 2}} & \underline{\mathbf{P 1}} & \mathbf{P 2} \\\hline \text { S1 } & - & 10 \% & 40 \% & 50 \% \\\text { S2 } & 20 \% & - & 50 \% & 30 \% \\\text { Direct costs } & \$ 4.500 & \$ 8.000 & \$ 10.000 & \$ 15.00\end{array}$
a.Prepare a schedule allocating the support department costs to the producing departments using the direct allocation method.
b.Prepare a schedule allocating the support department costs to the producing departments using the sequential allocation method.