Provide In-House or Outsource Decision, Services, Qualitative Aspects

Tony and Tina Roselli own and run TNT's Pizza Restaurant. Tony is responsible for managing the day-to-day aspects, hiring workers, and overseeing the kitchen, building, and grounds. He is the chief cook and handles all purchasing. Tina is the hostess and manages the front of the house (restaurant talk for the dining area). She schedules the wait staff, ensures that customers are well taken care of, and pitches in to bus tables and refill drinks as needed. Tina also handles the financial aspects of the business and is responsible for bookkeeping and tax compliance. Two years ago, Tony and Tina became parents of a baby boy, Joseph, nicknamed LJ for Little Joe. Tina brings LJ to work each day, and both Rosellis as well as the restaurant staff help out watching him. Recently, the restaurant has grown busier, so Tony and Tina expanded the hours of operation. As a result, the staff rarely has any free time and Tina feels she has too much to handle. Tony and Tina are considering outsourcing their bookkeeping and tax-filing needs to a local accountant.

Typically, Tina spends 14 hours per month on bookkeeping and taxes. This increases to 46 hours in April. She uses a room off the kitchen as her office (a room that is sorely needed for additional food storage given the expansion). If Tina continues to do the financial work, the restaurant will need to make up for 65 percent of her time by hiring additional help at $10 per hour (hourly wage plus the restaurant's cost of Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment insurance taxes). The local accountant will charge $30 per hour for bookkeeping services; he expects this service to average nine hours per month. Taxes are filed quarterly for labor as well as state and local income taxes. These tax forms should cost about $77 per quarter. The annual income tax filing is estimated to cost $360, payable at the time of filing in April.

Required:

1. Given the information, determine the annual cost of hiring the outside accountant. $fill in the blank 1

What is the cost of the substitute labor if Tina continues to do the financial work? Round your answer to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank 2

If cost is the most important factor, should Tina do the bookkeeping and tax work in house or outsource it to the accountant?

Continue to do the bookkeeping and tax work in houseOutsource it to the accountant

2. Which of the listed items is not a qualitative consideration that could affect the decision?

Does Tina like or dislike doing the bookkeeping and tax work?Would the couple prefer that Tina spend more time taking care of LJ?Is the cost of having Tina continue to do the work less than the cost of hiring the accountant?How badly do they need the extra storage that would be provided by the current office?