Figure 12-6. the First National Bank Has a Mortgage Loan Office with Office

question 46

Essay

Figure 12-6.
The First National Bank has a mortgage loan office with conversion cost of $73,950 per month. There are five employees who each work 170 hours per month. Last month, 1,020 loan applications were processed, but the staff believes that system improvements could lead to the processing of as many as 1,700 per month.
-Refer to Figure 12-6. Calculate the following:

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