(Solved): Posh Bakery has two support departments, machine maintenance (MM) and human resources (HR). Machine ...

Posh Bakery has two support departments, machine maintenance (MM) and human resources (HR). Machine maintenance costs for the year total \$548,000 and are allocated according to the number of budgeted machine hours expected for each department. HR costs for the year total \( \$ 248,000 \) and are allocated based on employee head count. Use the data below to allocate support department costs to Posh Bakery's two production departments: Pies and Cakes.Support Departments Machine Required: Prepare a schedule that allocates support department costs using the direct method. Compute the total amount of support costs allocated to each operating department: Pies and Cakes.