Design, Inc., is a web site design and consulting firm. The firm uses a job order costing |
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system, in which each client is a different job. Widget Design traces direct labor, licensing costs, |
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and travel costs directly to each job. It allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined |
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indirect cost allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. |
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At the beginning of 2011, managing partner Judi Johnson prepared the following budget: |
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Direct Labor Hours |
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10,000 |
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Direct Labor Costs |
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$ 1,400,000 |
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Support Staff Salaries |
$ 170,000 |
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Computer Leases |
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$ 49,000 |
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Office Supplies |
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$ 29,000 |
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Office Rent |
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$ 60,000 |
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In November 2011, Widget Design served several clients. Records for two clients appear here: |
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Dining Coop |
Root Chocolates |
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Direct labor hours |
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740 hours |
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65 |
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Software licensing costs |
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$ 2,100 |
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$ 300 |
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Travel costs |
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$ 9,000 |
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$ – |
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Deliverables |
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1. |
Compute Design’s predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2011. |
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Compute the total cost of each job. |
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If Design’s inc wants to earn profits equal to 20% of sales revenue, how much (what fee) should |
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it charge each of these two clients? |
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Why does Widget Design assign costs to jobs? |
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Deliverable 1 |
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The predetermined indirect cost allocation rate = |
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HINT: |
Do this with a formula showing indirect costs to total direct labor costs |
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Deliverable 2 |
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First enter in the direct costs for each job. Then enter in the indirect costs and total |
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costs for the jobs. |
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Make sure to enter “0” in the appropriate column. Enter percentage amounts as a whole |
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number. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. |
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Widget Design, Inc. |
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Estimated Cost of Dining Coop and Root Chocolates Jobs |
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Dining Coop |
Root Chocolates |
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Direct Costs: |
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Direct labor |
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Software licensing costs |
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Travel |
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Total Direct Costs |
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Indirect Costs: |
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$ – |
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$ – |
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Total Cost |
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$ – |
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Deliverable 3 |
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Determine the amount Robin Design, Inc. should charge these clients. |
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(Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.) |
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Dining Coop: |
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Root Chocolates: |
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Deliverable 4 |
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Widget Designs, Inc. assigns costs to jobs to help the company |
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Assigning costs to: |
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