Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions Other Relevant Information: Management Has Budgeted for 20,000 Direct Labour

question 32

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fingers Ltd, a graphic design service, has received an inquiry from a potential customer for a quotation for a webpage design. The pricing policy of the business is based on the budgeted financial data for the coming financial year. The data for the coming year is shown below: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Sales } & \$ 550,000 \\\text { Direct materials } & 50,000 \\\text { Direct labour } & 300,000 \\\text { Variable overhead } & 5,000 \\\text { Advertising for business } & 5,000 \\\text { Depreciation on equipment } & 30,000 \\\text { Administration } & 27,000 \\\text { Interest } & 10,000 \\\text { Profit before tax } & 133,000\end{array}$$ Other relevant information: Management has budgeted for 20,000 direct labour hours. Overhead is applied based on direct labour hours. An estimate for the direct costs of the job to be quoted on is shown below: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 400 \\\text { Direct labour (100 hours) } & \$ 1,500\end{array}$$
-Refer to the table above. Total budgeted direct costs for the year are:

• A)$350,000.
• B)$340,000.
• C)$375,000.
• D)$300,000.

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Definitions:

Cost Drivers

Factors that cause the cost of an activity or product to change, such as production volume or raw material prices.

Support Department Cost

Expenses related to the functions that assist the direct operations or production departments of a business, such as human resources or maintenance.

Return on Investment

A metric for assessing the effectiveness or gains of an investment, determined by dividing the net earnings by the investment's expense.

Minimum Return on Investment

The least amount of profit expected from an investment, below which an investment is not considered acceptable.