Adventures company provides event management services. the company has three employees, each assigned to specific customers. the company considers each employee's territory as a business segment. the following data relate to its three segments for the month of june: - francisco liu jordan sale revenue $ 8,000 $ 12,800 $ 13,350 variable costs $ 5,800 $ 7,200 $ 10,500 the business segments had the following number of customers: francisco, 24 ; liu, 29; and jordan, 35. the total fixed costs for the month of june amount to $ 3,300. which business segment was the most profitable? a) liu b) both francisco and liu are equally profitable c) francisco d) jordan

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?