Fogelin Promotional Services Uses a Job Order System for Costing

question 43

Multiple Choice

Fogelin Promotional Services uses a job order system for costing and billing promotional services for dance and ballet performances. Fogelin has 4 public relations specialists, plus an office staff. At the beginning of 2012, Fogelin estimated the total cost of salaries and benefits for the public relations specialists at $403,200, and a total of 7,200 billable hours for the year. All remaining office and administrative costs were estimated at $676,800.
In June, Fogelin signed a contract for a Russian ballet performance. They negotiated a price of $6,400 for their services. When the job was complete, Fogelin's records showed that they had logged 36.5 billable hours.
- What was the amount of gross profit that Fogelin made on the job?

• A) $1,494
• B) $2,969
• C) $925
• D) $4,356