Fogelin Promotional Services uses a job order system for costing and billing promotional services for dance and ballet performances. Fogelin has 4 public relations specialists, plus an office staff. At the beginning of 2014, Fogelin estimated the total cost of salaries and benefits for the public relations specialists at $676,800, and a total of 7,200 billable hours for the year. All remaining office and administrative costs were estimated at $403,200. The allocation base for office and administrative costs is billable hours. In June, Fogelin signed a contract for a Russian ballet performance. They estimated it would require 34 hours of specialist time. What is the total cost estimate for this contract?

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The Answer of Fogelin Promotional Services uses a job order system for costing and billing promotional services for dance and ballet performances. Fogelin has 4 public relations specialists, plus an office staff. At the beginning of 2014, Fogelin estimated the total cost of salaries and benefits for the public relations specialists at $676,800, and a total of 7,200 billable hours for the year. All remaining office and administrative costs were estimated at $403,200. The allocation base for office and administrative costs is billable hours. In June, Fogelin signed a contract for a Russian ballet performance. They estimated it would require 34 hours of specialist time. What is the total cost estimate for this contract?

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