Exercise 19-18 (35 minutes)
1. Estimated cost of the architectural job
Labor type
Estimated
hours Hourly rate Total cost
Architects…………………………………..150 $300 $ 45,000
Staff…………………………………………..300 75 22,500
2. Frey should first determine an estimated selling price, based on its cost
and desired profit for this job.
Total estimated cost……………………………………………………… $213,125
This $293,125 price may or may not be its bid. It must consider past
experiences and competition. It might make the bid at the low end of
a How accurate are its estimates of costs? If costs are understated,
b How accurate is the estimate of the competition’s probable bidding
c Is it willing to meet the expected low bid of the competition? In the
There is no exact answer to these questions, but Frey must consider
these and other factors before it submits the bid.