Fogelin Promotional Services Uses a Job Order System for Costing

question 71

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 2014, 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. The office and administrative costs were estimated at $676,800. What rate would Fogelin use for the cost of its specialists?

• A)$94 per hour
• B)$150 per hour
• C)$68 per hour
• D)$56 per hour

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Perfectly Competitive

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Fixed Costs

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MC Curve

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