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Chapter 16: Q12SE (page 888)

Calculating unit cost per service

Marx and Tyler provides hair-cutting services in the local community. In February, the business cut the hair of 190 clients, earned \(4,800 in revenues, and incurred the following operating costs:

Hair Supplies Expense \) 950

Wages Expense 548

Utilities Expense 190

Depreciation Expense—Equipment 60

What was the cost of service to provide one haircut?

Short Answer

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The cost to service to provide one haircut is $9.2

Step by step solution

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Computation of total cost

TotalCost=Wages+HairSupplies+Utilitiesexpense+Depreciationexpense=$548+$950+$190+$60=$1,748

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Computation of Cost to service to provide one haircut

Costtoservicetoprovideonehaircut=TotalcostTotalnumberofunits=$1,748190=$9.2

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