Hammond and Jarrett Provide Tax Consulting for Estates and Trusts

question 66

Essay

Hammond and Jarrett provide tax consulting for estates and trusts. Their job-costing system has a single direct-cost category (professional labor) and a single indirect-cost pool (research support). The indirect-cost pool contains all the costs except direct personnel costs. All budgeted indirect costs are allocated to individual jobs using actual professional labor-hours.
Required:
a.Discuss the reasons a consulting firm might use a normal costing system rather than an actual costing system.
b.What might be some reasons for the firm to change from a one-pool to a multiple-pool allocation concept?

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Definitions:

Amygdala

An almond-shaped set of neurons located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe, involved in processing emotions such as fear, anxiety, and aggression.

James-Lange Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions are the result of physiological reactions to events.

Cannon's Objections

Criticisms raised by Walter Cannon against the James-Lange theory of emotions, emphasizing that physiological responses are too slow to precede emotional experiences.

Incentives

A reward or encouragement aimed at motivating certain behaviors or actions.