Social Media, Inc. (SMI) has two services for users. Toot!, which connects tutors with students who are looking for tutoring services, and TiX, which can be used to buy, sell, or exchange event tickets. For the following year, SMI expects the following results.     Toot! TiX Total Users   10,700   18,100   28,800 Revenues $ 1,600,000 $ 1,440,000 $ 3,040,000 Engineering hours   8,200   6,200   14,400 Engineering cost $ 516,500 $ 635,500 $ 1,152,000 Administrative costs         $ 921,600                               Required: Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply administrative costs to the two services assuming SMI uses the number of usersto allocate administrative costs. Based on the rates computed in requirement (a), what is the profit for each service?

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Social Media, Inc. (SMI) has two services for users. Toot!, which connects tutors with students who are looking for tutoring services, and TiX, which can be used to buy, sell, or exchange event tickets. For the following year, SMI expects the following results.

 

 

Toot!

TiX

Total

Users

 

10,700

 

18,100

 

28,800

Revenues

$

1,600,000

$

1,440,000

$

3,040,000

Engineering hours

 

8,200

 

6,200

 

14,400

Engineering cost

$

516,500

$

635,500

$

1,152,000

Administrative costs

 

 

 

 

$

921,600

 
                         

 
Required:

  1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply administrative costs to the two services assuming SMI uses the number of usersto allocate administrative costs.
  2. Based on the rates computed in requirement (a), what is the profit for each service?
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