Support-department cost allocation; direct and step-down methods. Phoenix Partners provides management consulting services to government and corporate clients. Phoenix has two sup- port departments-administrative services (AS) and information systems (IS)-and two operating departments-government consulting (GOVT) and corporate consulting (CORP). For the first quarter of 2017, Phoenix's cost records indicate the following: Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View в SUPPORT AS OPERATING IS GOVT CORP Total 3 Budgeted overhead costs before any interdepartment cost allocations Support work supplied by AS 5 (budgeted head count) Support work supplied by IS 6 (budgeted computer time) $600,000 $2,400,000 $8,756,000 $12,452,000 $24,208,000 25% 40% 35% 100% 10% 30% 60% 100%

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