ANSWER 13.25 A AND B ONLY *** 13.24 Forrester and Cohen is a small accounting firm,managed by Joseph Cohen since the retirement in December ofhis partner Brad Forrester. Cohen and his 3 CPAs can togetherbill 640 hours per month. When Cohen or another accountantbills more than 160 hours per month, he or she gets an addi-tional "overtime" pay of $62.50 for each of the extra hours:this is above and beyond the $5,000 salary each draws duringthe month. (Cohen draws the same base pay as his employ-ces.) Cohen strongly discourages any CPA from working (bill-ing) more than 240 hours in any given month. The demand forbillable hours for the firm over the next 6 months is estimatedbelow:MONTHESTIMATE OF BILLABLE HOURSJan.600Feb.500Mar.1,000Apr.1,200May650June590Cohen has an agreement with Forrester, his former partner,to help out during the busy tax season, if needed, for an hourly feeof $125. Cohen will not even consider laying off one of his col-leagues in the case of a slow economy. He could, however, hireanother CPA at the same salary, as business dictates.a) Develop an aggregate plan for the 6-month period.b) Compute the cost of Cohen's plan of using overtime andForrester.c) Should the firm remain as is, with a total of 4 CPA?..13.25 Refer to the CPA firm in Problem 13.24. In planningfor next year, Cohen estimates that billable hours will increase by10% in each of the 6 months. He therefore proceeds to hire a fifthCPA. The same regular time, overtime, and outside consultant(i.e., Forrester) costs still apply.a) Develop the new aggregate plan and compute its costs.b) Comment on the staffing level with five accountants. Was it agood decision to hire the additional accountant?

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13.25 Refer to the CPA firm in Problem 13.24. In planning for next year, Cohen estimates that billable hours will increase by 10% in each of the 6 months. He therefore proceeds to hire a fifth CPA. The same regular time, overtime, and outside consultant (ie, Forrester) costs still apply. a) Develop the new aggregate plan and compute its costs. b) Comment on the staffing level with five accountants. Was it a good decision to hire the additional accountant?

13.25 Refer to the CPA firm in Problem 13.24. In planning for next year, Cohen estimates that billable hours will increase by 10% in each of the 6 months. He therefore proceeds to hire a fifth CPA. The same regular time, overtime, and outside consultant (ie, Forrester) costs still apply. a) Develop the new aggregate plan and compute its costs. b) Comment on the staffing level with five accountants. Was it a good decision to hire the additional accountant?

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