Software associates (SA) is a computer software consulting firm that specializes in designing and im
Question: Software associates (SA) is a computer software consulting firm that specializes in designing and implementing integrated marketing database warehousing programs. Humphrey catalog is a client. In preparing its bid for Humphrey SA estimates its total labor cost for this project to be $222,500, broken down as follows:
Budgeted hours budgeted wage budgeted costs
Partner 100 $175 $17,500
Associate 300 120 36,000
Senior analyst 600 90 54,000
Analyst 1000 40 40,000
Programmer 3000 25 75,000
----------Total 222,500
After the completion of the Humphrey contract the following data are reported:
Actual Hours Actual Cost
Partner 90 $15,750
Associate 280 35,000
Senior analyst 750 63,750
Analyst 1400 49,000
Programmer 3600 82,000
-----------Total $246,300
a. Prepare a performance report for the Humphrey catalog project
b. Offer a plausible explanation for SA’s performance on the Humphrey project.
Deliverables: Word Document
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