EYK3-1. Business Decision Case Elizabeth Flanigan and Associates is an engineering and design firm that specializes in developing plans for recycling plants for municipalities. The firm uses a job costing system to accumulate the cost associated with each design project. Flanigan employs three levels of employee: senior engineers, associate engineers, and clerical staff. The salary cost of the senioren- gineers and the associate engineers is assigned to each project as direct labor. The salary cost of the clerical staff is included in overhead, along with the cost of engineering supplies, automobile travel and equipment depreciation. The cost of airline travel, motels, building permits, and fees from other consultants is charged to each project as direct materials. Overhead is applied to projects using a predetermined overhead rate based on total engineering hours. The rate for 20X0 is $5 per hour. The six different salary levels for 20x1 for the employees of Elizabeth Flanigan and Associates are listed below. The hourly rate is determined by dividing the yearly salary by 2,000 hours per year. Senior engineer Level 1: $44,000 per year ($22 per hour) Level 2: $36,000 per year ($18 per hour) Associate engineer Level 3: $30.000 per year ($15 per hour) Level 4: $24.000 per year ($12 per hour) Clerical staff Level 5: $16,000 per year ($8 per hour) Level 6: $14,500 per year ($7.25 per hour) The billings that are sent to the municipalities for engineering services utilize cost-plus billing. Typically, the total costs accumulated for a project direct materials, direct labor, and overhead) are multiplied by 140% to determine the amount of the billing. The difference between the billed amount and the accumulated cost is the "plus" in cost plus. During March 20X1. Flanigan accumulated the following information related to Job 295 for Johnson Creek City: 52 84 Senior engineer hours Level 1 Level 2 Associate engineer hours Level 3 Level 4 Clerical hours Level 5 Level 6 Building permits Airline travel and motel 106 44 20 66 $1,500 $865 Required What amount should be billed to Johnson Creek City for March 20X1? b. How much profit was earned on Job 295 during March 20X1