After visiting several automobile dealerships, richard selects the car he wants. he likes its $11,500 price, but financing through the dealer is no bargain. he has $2,300 cash for a down payment, so he needs a loan of $9,200. in shopping at several banks for an installment loan, he learns that interest on most automobile loans is quoted at add-on rates. that is, during the life of the loan, interest is paid on the full amount borrowed even though a portion of the principal has been paid back. richard borrows $9,200 for a period of two years at an add-on interest rate of 10 percent.

a. what is the total interest on richard's loan?

b. what is the total cost of the car?

c. what is the monthly payment?

d. what is the annual percentage rate (apr)?

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?