Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134486857
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 17TI
Wesson Company is a consulting firm. The firm expects to have $45,000 in indirect costs during the year and bill customers for 6,000 hours. The cost of direct labor is $75 per hour.
Wesson completed a consulting job for George Peterson and billed the customer for 15 hours. What was the total cost of the consulting job?
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
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