Carla Book is a tax attorney specializing in representing clients during an IRS audit. Carla's clients can pay either an hourly fee or a flat fee. The hourly fee is based on profit for Carla (her desired hourly pay) plus a portion of overhead. The flat fee is a one-time charge regardless of the hours of work required of Carla. Some clients choose the hourly rate because they don't want to run the risk of overpaying, while other clients select the flat fee which is a one-time charge to complete the service and locks in the cost of hiring a tax attorney. Carla has two different flat-fee rates: IRS audit (simple) $3,500 and IRS audit (complex) $6,000. Carla expects to work 2,200 hours during the coming year of which 1,400 will be billable to clients at the hourly rate. The remainder of her working hours will be devoted to clients who selected the flat fee. Carla wants her billing rate to reflect $70 per hour worked plus a fee to recover the expected overhead spread over 2,200 hours. Carla expects to have $220,000 in overhead during the year. Carla completed 40 simple audits and 22 complex audits for clients who paid the flat fee. She worked and billed clients for 1,300 hours. Her actual overhead was $200,000.

What did Carla earn during the year after expenses (if necessary, round all amounts to the nearest dollar)?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

To calculate Carlas earnings for the year after expenses we need to consider both the revenue from h... View the full answer