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question 27

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 would be the new budgeted direct cost rate if they decided to give all of the dental assistants a 10% raise?

• A)$13.000 per hour
• B)$12.375 per hour
• C)$11.250 per hour
• D)$9.875 per hour
• E)$9.125 per hour

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