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A Local Engineering Firm Is Bidding on a Design Project

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A local engineering firm is bidding on a design project for a new client. The total budgeted direct-labor costs for the firm are $400,000. The total budgeted indirect costs are $600,000. It is estimated that there are 8,000 billable hours in total.
Required:
a.What is the budgeted direct-labor cost rate?
b.What is the budgeted indirect-cost rate assuming direct-labor cost is the allocation base?
c.What should be the engineering firm bid on the project if the direct labor hours are estimated at 300 hours?


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Net Seller

An entity or individual who sells more of a commodity, security, or other assets than they buy.

Budget Line

A graphical depiction of all possible combinations of two goods that can be purchased with a given income and prices, showing the trade-off between them.

Price Fall

A decrease in the price level of goods or services in the market.

Net Seller

An entity or individual who sells more than they purchase in a given market.

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