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Grady and Associates performs a variety of activities related to information systems and e-commerce consulting in Toronto, Canada. The firm, which bills $164 per hour for services performed, is in a very tight local labor market and is having difficulty finding quality help for its overworked professional staff. The cost per hour for professional staff time is $74. Selected information follows.<\/p>
A recent analysis of staff support costs found a correlation with the number of clients served. In-house computing and miscellaneous office charges varied directly with the number of computer hours logged and number of client transactions, respectively. A tabulation revealed the following data:<\/p>
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Information Systems Services E-Commerce Consulting <\/sup>Total<\/p> Number of clients 255 75 330<\/p> Number of computer hours 37402340 6080<\/p> Number of client transactions 720 840 1560<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 2.<\/strong>Assume that the firm uses traditional costing procedures, allocating total costs on the basis of billable hours. Determine the profitability of the firm's information systems and e-commerce activities, expressing your answer both in dollars and as a percentage of activity revenue.<\/p> 3.Assume that the firm uses activity-based costing. Determine the profitability of the firm's information systems and e-commerce activities, expressing your answer both in dollars and as a percentage of activity revenue.<\/p>",
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