Question: The following information is available for a particular consulting contract performed by Newland Business Consultants in 2012: Consulting labor costs . . . . .

The following information is available for a particular consulting contract performed by Newland Business Consultants in 2012:

Consulting labor costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000

Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Total cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ?

Newland applies overhead on the basis of client consulting hours. The estimated total overhead costs for 2012 are $6.2 million, and the estimated total consulting hours are 150,000. Newland pays its consultants $40 per hour.

1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate.

2. What are the allocated overhead cost and the total cost of this particular contract?


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