Mercer Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos insulation and related products from buildings. There has been a long-simmering dispute between the company's estimator and the work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimators do not adequately distinguish between routine work, uch as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes, and nonroutine work, such as removing asbestos-contaminated ceiling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that nonroutine work is far more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sums up his position in this way: "My job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply the square footage by $3.60 to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $2.845 per square foot, that leaves enough cushion to take care of the additional costs of nonroutine work that shows up. Besides, it is difficult to know what is routine or not routine until you actually start tearing things apart." 3:24:22 To shed light on this controversy, the company initiated an activity-based costing study of all of its costs. Data from the activity-based costing system follow: Activity Cost Pool Removing asbestos Estimating and job setup Working on nonroutine jobs Other (organization-sustaining costs and idle capacity costs) Total Activity 750 thousand square feet 400 jobs 100 nonroutine jobs pls Activity Measure Thousands of square feet Number of jobs Number of nonroutine jobs None Note: The 100 nonroutine jobs are included in the total of 400 jobs. Both nonroutine jobs and routine jobs require estimating and setup. Costs for the Year Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses $ 460,000 862,000 104,000 66,000 360,000 560,000 Licensing and insurance $ 2,412,000 Total cost Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities Estimating Working on Nonroutine Removing and Job Motal Johe Other Catun Achestes

6 Mercer Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos insulation and related products from tuildings. There has been a long-simmering dispute between the company's estimator and the work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimators do not adequately distinguish between routine work, Luch as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes, and nonroutine work, such as removing asbestos contaminated celling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that nonroutine work is for more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sur up his position in this way: "My job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply 3:2422 the square footage by $3.60 to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $2.845 per square foot, that leaves enough cushion to take care of the additional costs of nonroutine work that shows up. Besides, it is difficult to know what is routine or not routine until you actually start tearing things apart." To shed light on this controversy, the company initiated an activity-based costing study of all of its costs. Data from the activity-based costing system follow: ols Activity Cost Pool Total activity Activity Measure Removing asbestos Thousands of square feet 750 thousand square feet Estimating and job setup Number of jobs 400 jobs Working on nonroutine Jobs Number of nonroutine jobs 100 no routine jobs Other (organization-sustaining costs and None idle capacity conta) Note: The 100 nonroutine jobs are included in the total of 400 jobs. Both nonroutine jobs and routine jobs require estimating and setup. Costs for the Year Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses Licensing and insurance Total cost $ 460,000 862,000 104,000 66,000 360,000 560,000 $ 2,412,000 Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities Estimating Working on Removing and Job Nonroutine ent Take neha at * 6 Mercer Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos insulation and related products from tuildings. There has been a long-simmering dispute between the company's estimator and the work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimators do not adequately distinguish between routine work, Luch as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes, and nonroutine work, such as removing asbestos contaminated celling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that nonroutine work is for more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sur up his position in this way: "My job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply 3:2422 the square footage by $3.60 to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $2.845 per square foot, that leaves enough cushion to take care of the additional costs of nonroutine work that shows up. Besides, it is difficult to know what is routine or not routine until you actually start tearing things apart." To shed light on this controversy, the company initiated an activity-based costing study of all of its costs. Data from the activity-based costing system follow: ols Activity Cost Pool Total activity Activity Measure Removing asbestos Thousands of square feet 750 thousand square feet Estimating and job setup Number of jobs 400 jobs Working on nonroutine Jobs Number of nonroutine jobs 100 no routine jobs Other (organization-sustaining costs and None idle capacity conta) Note: The 100 nonroutine jobs are included in the total of 400 jobs. Both nonroutine jobs and routine jobs require estimating and setup. Costs for the Year Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses Licensing and insurance Total cost $ 460,000 862,000 104,000 66,000 360,000 560,000 $ 2,412,000 Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities Estimating Working on Removing and Job Nonroutine ent Take neha at *