Allocation of Support Department to Producing Departments Using the Sequential Method
1. Suppose there are two support departments, Power and Maintenance, and two producing departments, Grinding and Assembly, each with a bucket of directly traceable overhead cost.
2. Objective: Distribute all power and maintenance costs to Grinding and Assembly using the direct method.
3. Step 1: Rank support department--#1 Power, #2 Maintenance.
4. Step 2: Distribute maintenance, Grinding, and Assembly.
5. Then, distribute maintenance costs to Grinding and Assembly.
6. After allocation—zero cost in Power and Maintenance; all overhead cost in Grinding and Assembly.