A professional services firm has been analysing the cost of collecting management information by using its employees' hourly charge-out rates to estimate the costs of different activities.The firm has calculated that the following costs have been incurred during the last month:Staff completing timesheetsManagers analysing costs incurred on assignments compared to fees agreed with clientsCredit control team updating the receivables ledgers to write off bad debts5,0003,000500Using the information provided, what are the firm's direct data capture costs for the last month?- $500$5,000$8,000$8,500

The cost of a firm's direct data capture is 5000$

A professional services firm has been analysing the cost of collecting management information by using its employees' hourly charge-out rates to estimate the costs of different activities The firm has calculated that the following costs have been incurred during the last month: $ Staff completing timesheets 5,000 3,000 Managers analysing costs incurred on assignments compared to fees agreed with clients Credit control team updating the receivables ledgers to write off bad debts 500 Using the information provided, what are the firm's direct data capture costs for the last month? $500 $5,000 $8,000 $8,500

A professional services firm has been analysing the cost of collecting management information by using its employees' hourly charge-out rates to estimate the costs of different activities The firm has calculated that the following costs have been incurred during the last month: $ Staff completing timesheets 5,000 3,000 Managers analysing costs incurred on assignments compared to fees agreed with clients Credit control team updating the receivables ledgers to write off bad debts 500 Using the information provided, what are the firm's direct data capture costs for the last month? $500 $5,000 $8,000 $8,500

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

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Chapter12: Activity-based Management

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