Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.31P
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Peyton also received a phone call from its only other client, Bluestone, Inc., which was very pleased with both the quality of the work and the price charged on its most recent job.
Wharton Associates operates at capacity and uses a cost-based approach to pricing (billing) each job. Currently it uses a simple costing system with a single direct-cost category (professional labor-hours) and a single indirect-cost pool (general support). Indirect costs are allocated to cases on the basis of professional labor-hours per case. The job files show the following:
| Steger Enterprises | Bluestone Inc. | |
| Professional labor | 3,000 hours | 2,000 hours |
Professional labor costs at Bradley Associates are $160 an hour. Indirect costs are allocated to cases at $100 an hour. Total indirect costs in the most recent period were $500,000.
- 1. Why is it important for Bradley Associates to understand the costs associated with individual jobs?
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- 2. Compute the costs of the Steger Enterprises and Bluestone Inc. jobs using Bradley’s simple costing system.
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Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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