Producing Departments: A B S2: M-Base M: Maintanence -Base B: Transaction Processed S3: A - C D B- C D S4: A Base C/Base C+Base D Base D/Base C+bBase D 70200/(70200+46800) 46800/(70200+46800) 0.6 0.4 B Base C/Base C+Base D Base D/Base C+Base D 24700/(24700+13300) 13300/(24700+13300) 0.65 0.35 C D A 0.6 0.4 B 0.65 0.35 S5: A B C D Ovehead Co 600000 1800000 800000 1500000 A 600000 360000 240000 B - 270000 175500 94500 Total 0 1530000 1335500 1834500 aa bb cc dd a A B 600000 1800000 800000 1500000 1000000 AA 1/3 2/3 aa 200000 BB 4/9 5/9 bb 800000 CC 1/4 3/4 total 200000 DD 5/9 4/9 800000 3000000 6900000 b) Sequential Method S1: Support Departments: A B (A: Delivery B: Accounting) Operating Departments: C D (C: Laboratory D: Tissue Pathology) S2: A-Base A: Number of samples B-Base B: Transaction Processed S3: B- A C D (Becase Cost B>Cost A) A' - - C D S4: B Base A/(BaseA+BaseC+BaseD) Base C/(BaseA+BaseC+BaseD) Base D/(BaseA+BaseC+BaseD) 2000/(2000+24700+13300) 24700/(2000+24700+13300) 13300/(2000+24700+13300) 0.05 0.6175 0.3325 A' - Base C/(BaseC+BaseD) Base C/(BaseC+BaseD) 70200/(70200+46800) 46800/(70200+46800) 0.6 0.4 A C D B 0.05 0.6175 0.3325 A' - 0.6 0.4 S5: B A C D Overhead Cost 1800000 600000 800000 1500000 B 1800000 90000 1111500 598500 A' - 690000 414000 276000 Total 0 0 2325500 2374500 b Base A/(BaseA+BaseC+BaseD) 1200000 B A/(BaseA+BaseC+BaseD) 400000 1000000 600000 700000 3900000 (Becase Cost B>Cost A)