Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 38

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .A dental office is in the process of changing their costing system.Their system currently uses a single direct cost pool (professional labour) and a single indirect cost pool (staff support) .The direct categories in the new, refined costing system include:
1.Professional partner labour.Average total annual compensation of the two partners is $100,000; and, each partner has 2,000 hours of budgeted billable time.2.Dental assistant labour.Average total annual compensation of the four assistants is $22,500 each, and each assistant has 2,000 hours of budgeted billable time.3.Office staff.Average total annual compensation of the two staff members is $15,000 each, and each has 2,000 hours of budgeted billable time.The indirect category in the new refined costing system includes professional liability insurance.The budgeted indirect amount is $200,000, and the allocation base is budgeted professional labour hours.The dentist and dental assistants are considered professional labour hours.
-What is the budgeted direct cost rate per hour for professional partner labour?

• A)$25.00 per hour
• B)$50.00 per hour
• C)$44.50 per hour
• D)$38.00 per hour
• E)$46.00 per hour

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Definitions:

Intermediate Calculations

Steps in the analytical process that involve manipulating basic data to derive more meaningful information.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, in the cost of a product.

Cost-plus Pricing

A pricing strategy where a fixed percentage or markup is added to the total cost of producing a product or service to determine its selling price.

Return on Investment

A measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments, calculated by dividing the benefit (return) of an investment by the cost of the investment.