Hamilton and Hamilton Attorneys at Law recently opened up a law practice. Their goal is to generate a monthly net income of $10,000. They have initially set their billing rate at $150 per hour. Their billable hours in the first month of operations (January) were 150 and in the second month of operations (February), 175 billable hours. The costs incurred at these levels for January and February are given below.
150 billable hours 175 billable hours
Salaries:
Mr. Hamilton $10,000 $10,000
Ms. Hamilton 10,000 10,000
Legal Secretary 4,000 4,000
Depreciation (Furniture) 500 500
Supplies 450 525
Rent 1,000 1,000
Utilities 412 449.50
Required:
A. Classify each cost as fixed, variable, or mixed using billable hours as the driver.
B. Use the high-low method to separate mixed costs into their fixed and variable components.
C. Calculate the net income/loss for January and February.
D. If they expect to average 200 billable hours each month, what do they need to set as a billing rate per hour to achieve their goal of generating $10,000 of monthly net income? Show your calculations.
Correct Answer:
Verified
V...
View Answer
Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge
Q124: Fredericton Company incurred the following costs and
Q125: Churchill Company has the following information available
Q126: Machine hours and electricity costs for Wells
Q127: Refer to Saskatoon Company. Using the least
Q128: Whitehorse Company manufactures ultrasound equipment. Based on
Q130: Refer to Saskatoon Company. When using the
Q131: Refer to Saskatoon Company. Using the least
Q132: Refer to Saskatoon Company. Using the least
Q133: Refer to Saskatoon Company. Using the least
Q134: Refer to Saskatoon Company. Using the least
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents