In preparation for converting to ABC, you have determined as follows: Indirect costs incurred by the
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In preparation for converting to ABC, you have determined as follows:\ \ Indirect costs incurred by the firm during the same billing period : \ \ Assume a total of 1,000 billable hours,[ACC] 100 phone hours[P/Time], 250 km travel[KM], 75 IT hours[Gigs] during the period:\ \ Accounting clerks $25,000 ACC $25.00 per CPA hr \ Administrative assistants 15,500 A/Time $15.50 - 10Hr per client \ Tax & Accounting Research 2,500 Total CPA Hrs $50.00 5Hr per client\ Computer Time 7,500 IT $100.00 per 10Hr per Client File\ Communication 2,750 P/Time $27.50/hr 10 Hr per client\ General Overhead $ 1,275 Total CPA Hrs $25.50/hr -10Hr per client \ \ Required: Allocate indirect costs that may better reflect the full cost of providing services to clients: Choose only one file\ \ Delta : \ Activity Activity Driver Activity Measure Assigned Cost Total Cost \ Acc/Clerks Total CPA Hrs 25Hrs $25.00 $625.00\ Admin CPA Hrs 25Hrs $15.50 $387.50 \ Research CPA Hrs 25Hrs $25.00 $250.00\ Computer 10Hrs $50.00 $250.00\ Communication 10Hrs $27.50 $275.00 \ Gen. Admin OH 10Hrs $25.50 $255.00 \ $2,042.50\ \ Zeno:\ Activity Activity Driver Activity Measure Assigned Cost Total Cost \ Acc/Clerks Total CPA Hrs 25Hrs $25.00 $625.00\ Admin CPA Hrs 25Hrs $15.50 $387.50 \ Research CPA Hrs 25Hrs $50.00 $250.00\ Computer 15 Hrs $50.00 $750.00 \ Communication 8 Hrs $27.50 $220.00\ Gen. Admin OH 10 Hrs $25.50 $255.00\ $2,4872.00\ \ \ \ \ Please comment on your findings.\ \ \ \ \ \ How would you report to the clients on your findings? OR Should you?
Financial Accounting and Reporting a Global Perspective
ISBN: 978-1408076866
4th edition
Authors: Michel Lebas, Herve Stolowy, Yuan Ding