Cost Management 2^nd Edition (Mini-Case 7.40)

Jefferson County owns and operates an animal shelter that performs three services: housing and finding homes for stray and unwanted animals, providing healthcare and neutering services for the animals, and pet training services. One facility is dedicated to housing animals waiting to be adopted. A second facility houses veterinarian services. A third facility houses the director, his staff, and several dog trainers. This facility also has several large meeting rooms that are frequently used for classes given by the animal trainers. The trainers work with all of the animals to ensure that they are relatively easy to manage. They also provide dog obedience classes for adopting families.

Estimated annual costs for the animal shelter and its services are as follows:

Director and staff salaries: $60,000

Animal shelter employees