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Exercise 11-31 (Algo) Cost Allocation: Step Method (LO 11-3) University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each. The following data appear in the company records for the current period: Maintenance Personnel 1,100 Machine-hours Labor-hours Department direct costs Printing 1,100 550 $17,100 Developing 3,300 2,200 $14,500 550 $5,800 $15,800 Required: Allocate the service department costs using the step method, starting with the Maintenance Department. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.) Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing Service department costs Maintenance Personnel Total costs allocated