Cost allocation and decision making. Reidland Manufacturing has four divisions: Acme, Dune, Stark, and Brothers. Corporate headquarters is in Minnesota. Reidland corporate headquarters incurs costs of $16,800,000 per period, which is an indirect cost of the divisions. Corporate headquarters currently allocates this cost to the divisions based on the revenues of each division. The CEO has asked each division manager to suggest an allocation base for the indirect headquarters costs from among revenues, segment margin, direct costs, and number of employees. The following is relevant information about each division:
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