Smith Accounting Services is considering a special order that it received from one of its corporate clients.
Question:
Smith Accounting Services is considering a special order that it received from one of its corporate clients. The special order calls for Smith to prepare the individual tax returns of the corporation’s four-largest shareholders. The company has idle capacity that could be used to complete the special order. The following data have been gathered about the preparation of individual tax returns:
Materials cost per page............$1
Average hourly labor rate............$60
Standard hours per return.......... 4
Variable overhead cost per page........$0.50
Fixed overhead cost per page.........$0.50
Smith Accounting Services would be satisfied with a $40 gross profit per return. Computer the minimum bid price for the entire order.
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9780538742801
11th Edition
Authors: Susan V. Crosson, Belverd E. Needles