In: Accounting
Roiann and Dennett Law Office employs 12 full-time attorneys and 10 paraprofessionals. Direct and indirect costs are applied on a professional labor-hour basis that includes both attorney and paraprofessional hours. Following is information for 2020:
Budget Actual
Indirect costs $270,000 $300,000
Annual salary of each attorney $100,000 $110,000
Annual salary of each paraprofessional $ 29,000 $ 30,000
Total professional labor-hours 50,000 dlh 60,000 dlh
1. What are the actual direct-cost rate and the actual indirect-cost rate, respectively, per professional labor-hour?
2. How much should the client be billed in an actual costing system if 200 professional labor-hours are used?
3. How much should the client be billed in an normal costing system if 200 professional labor-hours are used?