Reference no: EM132466901

You are helping the Finance director of a special project. He is attempting to determine the best method to allocate the Housekeeping department. He has narrowed his choices to two key statistics: 1 - Square Feet or 2 - Hours Spent in Each Clinical Area. Below is the pertinent data you will need to perform the allocation.

Housekeeping Department Total Costs: $250,000

Total Square Feet: 125,000

Total Hours Spent: 12,000

What is the allocation Rate for:

Using Square Feet:

Using Hours:

Allocate to the following Departments based on the provided statistics:

Sq Ft Hours

Medical Unit 20,000 2,000

Cath Lab 15,000 2,000

Surgery Depart 50,000 4,000

Radiology 35,000 3,000

Lab 5,000 1,000

Based on your analysis, are there differences? Which method would you choose and why? (Please give a thoughtful answer).