Records at Hal’s Accounting Services show the following costs for year 1. Direct materials and supplies $ 40,000 Employee costs 2,900,000 Total overhead 1,300,000 Production was 25,000 billable hours. Fixed overhead was $700,000. Assuming no change in billable hours in year 2, direct materials and supplies costs are expected to increase by 10 percent. Direct labor costs are expected to increase by 5 percent. Variable overhead per billable hour is expected to remain the same, but fixed overhead is expected to increase by 5 percent. Required: a. Year 2 production is expected to be 20,000 billable hours. What are the estimated direct materials, direct labor, variable overhead, and fixed overhead costs for year 2? b. Determine the total costs per billable hour for year 1 and year 2.

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Explanation:

a. Direct materials & supplies  $40,000 = $40,000 × 110%

= $44,000 × 20,000/25,000

= $35,200

Employee costs = $2,900,000 × 105%

= $3,045,000 × 20,000/25,000

= $2,346,000

Variable overhead = $600,000 × 100%

= $600,000 × 20,000/25000

= $480,000

Fixed overhead = $700,000 × 105%

= $735,000

b. Total costs per unit year 2 =

$3,596,000 / 20,000

= $179.81

Employee costs for year 2 should be $2,436,000.

Total costs in year 2:

$35,200+$2,436,000+$480,000+$735,000=$3,686,200

b) Total costs per billable hour for year 2=$3,686,200/20000=$184.31

Explanation:

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