Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 18

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
A local accounting firm employs 20 full-time professionals. The budgeted annual compensation per employee is $40,500. The average chargeable time is 500 hours per client annually. All professional labor costs are included in a single direct-cost category and are allocated to jobs on a per-hour basis.
Other costs are included in a single indirect-cost pool, allocated according to professional labor-hours. Budgeted indirect costs for the year are $787,500, and the firm expects to have 90 clients during the coming year.
-What is the budgeted direct labor cost rate per hour?

• A) $18.00 per hour
• B) $17.50 per hour
• C) $4.05 per hour
• D) $2,000 per hour

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Definitions:

Unit Variable Cost

The variable cost incurred to produce one unit of a product, including materials, labor, and variable overhead.

Minimum Required Rate Of Return

This is the lowest return that investors expect for an investment, affecting the value and desirability of an investment opportunity.

Total Fixed Costs

The sum of all costs that do not change with the level of output within a certain range of activity for a specified period.

Average Operating Assets

The average value of the assets used in the normal operations of a business over a period.