Gia is preparing a proposal for a prospective client, Jason's Juice Bar. The client ha What is the estimated cost of providing weekly payroll services to this client fort (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) Cost Pool Expected Annual Cost 3650 Setting up new employees Processing weekly payroll 1870 Weekly reporting %24
Gia is preparing a proposal for a prospective client, Jason's Juice Bar. The client ha What is the estimated cost of providing weekly payroll services to this client fort (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) Cost Pool Expected Annual Cost 3650 Setting up new employees Processing weekly payroll 1870 Weekly reporting %24
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Transcribed Image Text:Gia is preparing a proposal for a prospective client, Jason's Juice Bar. The client has 20 employees.
What is the estimated cost of providing weekly payroll services to this client for the first year?
(Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)
Cost Pool
Expected Annual Cost
3650
Setting up new employees
Processing weekly payroll
1870
Weekly reporting
Annual tax reporting
5520
Total
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Transcribed Image Text:Coronado Consulting provides weekly payroll processing for a number of small businesses. Gia Coronado, the company's owner, has
been using an activity-based costing system for several years. She used the following information in preparing this year's budget.
Activity Cost Pool
Total Cost
Cost Driver
Expected Driver Volume
Setting up new employees
$
91,250
Number of new employees
500
Processing weekly payroll
$ 950,000
Number of paychecks printed
2,500,000
Weekly reporting
$ 374,000
Number of clients
200
Annual tax reporting
$ 280,000
Number of W-2s printed
80,000
(a)
Your answer is correct.
Calculate the cost rates for each activity cost pool. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)
Cost Pool
Activity Rate
182.5
/new employee
Setting up new employees
$
.38
/check
Processing weekly payroll
1870
/client
Weekly reporting
$
3.5 | /W-2
Annual tax reporting
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